1.This Act may be cited as the
Older Driver and Pedestrian Safety and
Roadway Enhancement Act of 2009.
<enum>I</enum><header>ROADWAY SAFETY
ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM FOR OLDER DRIVERS AND PEDESTRIANS</header>
<section id="HB2C58EC2289B4D968559FBC34DECE3A9"><enum>101.</enum><header>Roadway safety
enhancement program for older drivers and pedestrians</header>
<subsection id="H2E75FD5B604A44FD84358E00621F7C58"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Establishment of
program</header><text>The Secretary of Transportation shall establish and
implement a program, the roadway safety enhancement program for older drivers
and pedestrians, to improve roadway safety infrastructure in all States in a
manner consistent with the recommendations included in the publication of the
Federal Highway Administration entitled <quote>Highway Design Handbook for
Older Drivers and Pedestrians</quote> (FHWA–RD–01–103), referred to in this Act
as the <quote>Handbook</quote>, dated May 2001 or as subsequently revised and
updated pursuant to section 103.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H2C4E65F252C54CC8B0C2C355FBCF4FC2"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Purpose</header><text>The
purpose of the roadway safety enhancement program for older drivers and
pedestrians is to achieve a significant reduction in roadway fatalities and
serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians 65 years of age or older on all
public roads.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H129C26CD93EA4E8CB05995E03E80DDA7"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Apportionment of
funds</header>
<paragraph id="HD4A7A86C025947C9B5FD5C00DC5D98DA"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>On October 1 of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall
apportion such funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section
for such fiscal year among the States in accordance with the following
formula:</text>
<subparagraph id="H0AE2AEDBEF644CB5898066932E002279"><enum>(A)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent of the apportionment in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="HEAF2849403A54730B524219DEE13AE8C"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on public roads in each State; bears
to</text>
</clause><clause id="H1A7A0FC14CBC4C9C80329E7F1E2EEE5D"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
total vehicle miles traveled on lanes on public roads in all States.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC8EDC89D92604812A56DCD7B21AAA59F"><enum>(B)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent of the apportionment in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="HCC1290485ECA4DA98C141C29C2F02F00"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total per capita population of individuals 65 years of age or older residing in
each State in the latest fiscal year for which data is available, bears
to</text>
</clause><clause id="H62186E7FE18F4F1FADB266EF23C0FBAD"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
total per capital population of individuals 65 years of age or older residing
in all States in the latest fiscal year for which data is available.</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H02452EA0AD5045DA9475079C676D3E33"><enum>(C)</enum><text>33<fraction>1/3</fraction>
percent of the apportionments in the ratio that—</text>
<clause id="H0675C00B6E1B4C4CA072BDF38993D6DB"><enum>(i)</enum><text>the
total number of fatalities and serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians
65 years of age or older on public roads in each State in the latest fiscal
year for which data are available, bears to</text>
</clause><clause id="H1243518AB0404E18A6CC52AE34308B21"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>the
total number of fatalities and serious injuries among drivers and pedestrians
65 years of age or older on the public roads in all States in the latest fiscal
year for which data are available.</text>
</clause></subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H64D5869DE37142C3B16E710005B83065"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Minimum
apportionment</header><text>Notwithstanding paragraph (1), each State shall
receive a minimum apportionment of not less than one percent of the funds
apportioned under this subsection.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="H68956339E68D48F18C7E785EF4A3BE70"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Project
eligibility and selection</header>
<paragraph id="H409B91AE14A74FB6AACB5715628D9B13"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>A State may obligate funds apportioned to the State under
subsection (c) for the planning, design, and construction of
infrastructure-related projects that employ safety enhancement recommendations
set forth in the Handbook—</text>
<subparagraph id="HBE672D398188458BBE69D5232FFE036"><enum>(A)</enum><text>to improve safety
at intersections, interchanges, rail grade crossings, and roadway
segments;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HDBFE1F9BE0AC48E6807038C3E9B1FF19"><enum>(B)</enum><text>to make systemic
roadway safety improvements on public roads; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9167B0E1F7F2424AAD33A7CFF13C8DED"><enum>(C)</enum><text>to improve roadway
safety on other sections or elements of public roads that a State
transportation department identifies as hazardous for older drivers and
pedestrians.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H8E8AC49DCD184DEA84A482922714F167"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Project
identification and selection priorities</header><text>To obligate funds
apportioned under subsection (c) to carry out this section, a State shall have
in effect, either in conjunction with a State strategic highway safety plan
pursuant to section 148 of title 23, United States Code, or separately,
appropriate policies and procedures developed by the State transportation
department to—</text>
<subparagraph id="HB09FCA6A338846FF9F11C800A43D00B8"><enum>(A)</enum><text>analyze and make
effective use of State, regional and local crash and fatality data, hospital
reports and other data to document traffic-related fatalities and injuries to
individuals 65 years of age or older;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HC086310CA2BD40F2A341AAB40065EB00"><enum>(B)</enum><text>consult with
appropriate State and local transportation planning agencies, State and local
safety agencies and organizations, representatives of the roadway
infrastructure safety industry, and State and local organizations representing
older drivers and pedestrians, to identify hazardous locations, sections, and
elements of public roads that constitute a danger for drivers, vehicle
occupants, or pedestrians 65 years of age or older;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="HACB60A00174B4DBA8C00C70B0470424"><enum>(C)</enum><text>determine the
relative severity of hazardous road and highway locations, sections and
elements for drivers and pedestrians age 65 years or older through crash and
injury data analysis;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H695B8948802F43A4B3B3ECF771F4CAD1"><enum>(D)</enum><text>establish
priorities for obligating funds among potential projects for correction of
hazardous road and highway conditions, which shall include projects
that—</text>
<clause id="H24943D286D4B4951BB032C189EEAF237"><enum>(i)</enum><text>involve hazardous
intersection, road or highway conditions identified in a strategic highway
safety plan pursuant to section 148(c)(1)(D) as exhibiting the most severe
safety needs;</text>
</clause><clause id="H463819BA746643AAB48126ABBDF30039"><enum>(ii)</enum><text>make use of
multiple Handbook recommendations or the use of a systemic program to correct
the most serious highway safety hazards for drivers or pedestrians 65 years of
age or older; or</text>
</clause><clause id="HEB876DC0600F488CA9BF5B3F044CBF52"><enum>(iii)</enum><text>are used in
conjunction with other Federal programs such as the safe routes to schools
program pursuant to section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU or such other road safety design
improvements or funding that enhance traffic and pedestrian safety for all
roadway users;</text>
</clause></subparagraph><subparagraph id="H9A944D1F5DD3404B87E1129B49510861"><enum>(E)</enum><text>establish and
implement a schedule of roadway infrastructure safety improvement projects for
hazard correction and hazard prevention; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H5183240C5B3640639CDDA3D6C5C86678"><enum>(F)</enum><text>establish an
evaluation process to analyze and assess results achieved by highway safety
improvement projects carried out in accordance with procedures and criteria
established by the section and report annually the results of such evaluations
to the Secretary.</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HED17A5EC763A4213AA5E9C1598F31B29"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Federal
share</header><text>The Federal share of the cost of a project carried out
under this section shall be 90 percent.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HD0DDD1863E2D460CB569435CBCA523BD"><enum>(f)</enum><header>Definitions</header><text>As
used in this section, the terms <quote>public road</quote>,
<quote>State</quote>, and <quote>State transportation department</quote> have
the meaning such terms have in section 101 of title 23, United States
Code.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H81448F5E2EEF4DD78500E3010029566D"><enum>(g)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="H2449DBD2C01B41008B89D03B6B3D5D4D"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $500,000,000 to carry out this
section for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H94CDC7CE90F44314A0B4EBA46210A6D8"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 23</header><text>Funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this
section shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such funds
were appropriated under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and such
funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="HC689FC0708A34C2E850765D03384ABB6"><enum>102.</enum><header>Regulations</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than 9 months after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue regulations to carry out
section 101.</text>
</section><section id="H5AE7259BCC7B48ECBB95BED74CB428F4"><enum>103.</enum><header>Revision of the
highway design handbook for older drivers and pedestrians</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">The Secretary of Transportation
shall—</text>
<paragraph id="H891C7B374D89478EB8E55B91EDD3675E"><enum>(1)</enum><text>finalize the
revision of the Handbook for publication on or before the date required for
issuance of regulations in section 102;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H486E51DA98FD4771B81387226E14E45"><enum>(2)</enum><text>initiate a review
of applicable traffic safety research for purposes of incorporating in the
Handbook appropriate recommendations relating to—</text>
<subparagraph id="H74D8D26EB5B946D9B5785EA46F46BCE6"><enum>(A)</enum><text>supplemental
lighting at intersections, interchanges, rail-grade rail crossings and
hazardous sections of roadways, as appropriate, to address visual impairments
among older drivers;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H3A2B6D3523834C468005F12307EB84DB"><enum>(B)</enum><text>wet-night
visibility of pavement markings and edgelines; and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H0444610291754C33B1D8F6E153B4AAC3"><enum>(C)</enum><text>design of
intersection curbs and curb ramps to address physical limitations of older or
disabled pedestrians;</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H03F6E553077E4FB1AF4076909B67A452"><enum>(3)</enum><text>issue, not later
than one year after the date of enactment of this section, a guidance memo
regarding the appropriateness of applying to public roads and highways
pedestrian safety improvements relating to the following intersection design
elements:</text>
<subparagraph id="H8B3BC4E7C67F4826AF04C9A55A55435"><enum>(A)</enum><text>receiving lane
(throat) width for turning operations;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H634162D897794D55A957C3A5833D00ED"><enum>(B)</enum><text>channelization;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H95F0516AC63E4C898012337C4E89D929"><enum>(C)</enum><text>offset (single)
left-turn lane geometry, signing, and delineation;</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H37D83F810CF44E8AB7F19461DBA48FD6"><enum>(D)</enum><text>curb radius;
and</text>
</subparagraph><subparagraph id="H8195611F8BB549810026824E9263F3D9"><enum>(E)</enum><text>pedestrian
crossing design, operations, and control; and</text>
</subparagraph></paragraph><paragraph id="H6958F5B5058C4CF791E5C52C1241A2A8"><enum>(4)</enum><text>conduct ongoing
research to permit revision and publication of an updated Handbook not later
than December 31, 2014.</text>
</paragraph></section><enum>II</enum><header>OLDER
DRIVER AND PEDESTRIAN TRAFFIC SAFETY AMENDMENTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE
COORDINATION</header>
<section id="H426D18DBCD0A4BFCB101B39A596CD13"><enum>201.</enum><header>Miscellaneous
conforming amendments</header>
<subsection id="HA7673603FA264EC7B805CCE282ABA29"><enum>(a)</enum><header>Collection of
traffic injury and fatality data on older drivers and
pedestrians</header><text>Section 148(c)(1)(D) of title 23, United States Code,
is amended—</text>
<paragraph id="H51A8E6E8F293453D94F12148E0DA3392"><enum>(1)</enum><text>by striking
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iii);</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H32E53E3A456A49D59D7DBAAA77FC0052"><enum>(2)</enum><text>by inserting
<quote>and</quote> at the end of clause (iv); and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD1A43F2152C745E50059FECD10D81D9"><enum>(3)</enum><text>by
inserting after clause (iv), the following:</text>
<quoted-block id="H6699506EEC2A4E18B204D5CE57DD5452" style="OLC">
<clause id="H0B998E70C48945F484731D575BBD0458"><enum>(v)</enum><text>includes a means
of identifying the relative severity of hazardous locations described in clause
(iii) in terms of accidents, injuries, and death involving drivers, passengers,
and pedestrians 65 years of age or
older;</text>
</clause><after-quoted-block>.</after-quoted-block></quoted-block>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HA266C3A93E8E4044928ED2FD06D877DD"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Repeal of
existing law</header><text>Section 1405 of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Act: A Legacy for Users (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 119 Stat.
1230), and the item relating to such section in section 1(b) of such Act, are
repealed.</text>
</subsection></section><section id="H5CAE30A20E7C4EF99E479300001D9C94"><enum>202.</enum><header>Coordination
and oversight of older driver safety</header>
<subsection id="H0F813F0854234ECC894F63E300514E00"><enum>(a)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>The Secretary shall appoint a Special Assistant for Older
Driver and Pedestrian Safety within the Office of the Secretary to oversee and
coordinate programs operated or funded by the Department relating to
transportation safety, research, and services for individuals age 65 and
older.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="HC557904B814A42D88E9954F4D45879DA"><enum>(b)</enum><header>Policy goals and
implementation</header><text>The Secretary shall establish, after consultation
with other Federal and State transportation agencies, organizations
representing individuals age 65 and older, representatives of law enforcement,
and advocates for roadway safety infrastructure, national goals for increasing
driver, passenger, and pedestrian safety for persons age 65 and older, together
with procedures for implementing and monitoring progress toward achieving such
goals.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H19854C707A8240FF913D2BFE3EAB569E"><enum>(c)</enum><header>Duties of the
special assistant</header><text>The Special Assistant for Older Driver and
Pedestrian Safety shall be responsible for planning and implementing policies
to achieve the national goals set forth by the Secretary pursuant to subsection
(b), and, in consultation with the Secretary and the Undersecretary for Policy,
shall also have responsibility to:</text>
<paragraph id="H8932E0E18F8D4AAB8B1FD699DA12944D"><enum>(1)</enum><text>oversee collection
and analysis of national traffic accident, injury, and fatality data relating
to individuals age 65 and older;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HFDF4E88D5871453297E433FAFC790F3"><enum>(2)</enum><text>coordinate and make
recommendations regarding research undertaken by the Department to identify and
address the safety needs of drivers, passengers, and pedestrians age 65 and
older;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H8A57BAB3BECF4BF8B767F4687D664935"><enum>(3)</enum><text>oversee the
revision of the Handbook, as required by section 103 of this Act;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HE42D5F1E2DC14BEC94AE3E27954BDDBE"><enum>(4)</enum><text>oversee the
conduct of research and make recommendations for inclusion in the manual on
uniform traffic control devices of appropriate safety features and traffic
control devices in the Handbook that have been determined effective in reducing
injuries or fatalities among drivers, passengers, and pedestrians age 65 and
older;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD5F2759BB4DF416485AEB286757BC700"><enum>(5)</enum><text>oversee research
by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to test and implement
vehicle crash dummies that more accurately reproduce and measure the severity
of vehicle-related injuries for occupants age 65 and older;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HBF3749F03C1D4169876D602B141FAEF"><enum>(6)</enum><text>encourage and
facilitate revision of the abbreviated injury scale system of injury
quantification to more accurately measure injuries and fatalities to vehicle
occupants age 65 and older, including measuring the effect of pre-existing and
chronic conditions and long-term injury outcomes;</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H0D0DA669DA4D403BB08D4C1131718236"><enum>(7)</enum><text>improve
coordination of research sponsored by the Department to develop efficient,
effective and safe mobility options for individuals age 65 and older with
research conducted by the National Center on Senior Transportation; and</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="HD71BEB85990D493B86358E4EC06F2E48"><enum>(8)</enum><text>undertake such
other duties and responsibilities that the Secretary or the Undersecretary for
Policy shall determine appropriate.</text>
</paragraph></subsection><subsection id="HEE217EC01E9044B78227B1396C1F3238"><enum>(d)</enum><header>Report to
congress</header><text>The Secretary, not later than 12 months after the date
of enactment of this section, and not less than annually thereafter, shall
submit to Congress a report that documents the progress made by the Department
to achieve the goals set forth by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b),
that shall include, as appropriate, descriptions of any impediments to
achieving such goals, explanation of strategies or plans to address such
impediments, and recommendations for additional Congressional action.</text>
</subsection><subsection id="H6A78651595B44B2485F8F583897DD794"><enum>(e)</enum><header>Authorization of
appropriations</header>
<paragraph id="HA170F129B68446398FB2F2033CFD1B48"><enum>(1)</enum><header>In
general</header><text>There is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway
Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $250,000 to carry out
subsection (d) for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2015.</text>
</paragraph><paragraph id="H7C3E4361814D474490B27400A3EA1DA"><enum>(2)</enum><header>Applicability of
title 23</header><text>Funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out
subsection (d) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as if such
funds were appropriated under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, and
such funds shall remain available until expended and shall not be
transferable.</text>
</paragraph></subsection></section><section id="H78E77A05D3FC418996E888A323E52689"><enum>203.</enum><header>Minimum levels
of retroreflectivity for pavement markings</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Not later than October 1, 2010, the
Secretary of Transportation shall revise the manual on uniform traffic control
devices to include a standard for a minimum level of retroreflectivity that
must be maintained for pavement markings, which shall apply to all roads open
to public travel.</text>
</section>