[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5819 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5819

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
to develop a roadway safety training institute to deliver comprehensive 
        and uniform roadway safety training to roadway workers.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 22, 2010

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

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program 
to develop a roadway safety training institute to deliver comprehensive 
        and uniform roadway safety training to roadway workers.

    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 ``Roadway Safety Training and Access 
Act of 2010''.

SEC. 2. ROADWAY SAFETY TRAINING INSTITUTE GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall establish 
and implement a grant program to develop a roadway safety training 
institute.
    (b) Grants.--The Secretary shall make grants to one eligible entity 
to develop a roadway safety training institute in accordance with this 
section.
    (c) Applications.--An eligible entity seeking a grant under this 
section shall submit an application to the Secretary in such form, and 
containing such information, as the Secretary may require.
    (d) Eligible Activities.--An eligible entity receiving a grant 
under this section may use funds from the grant to develop and deliver 
comprehensive and uniform roadway safety training to roadway workers 
across the United States, including through the following activities:
            (1) Development, updating, and delivery of training courses 
        on--
                    (A) guardrail installation, maintenance, and 
                inspection;
                    (B) identification by law enforcement personnel of 
                potential engineering improvements at crash locations;
                    (C) traffic control for incident responders;
                    (D) law enforcement in roadway work zones;
                    (E) traffic control for utility workers; and
                    (F) traffic control for other individuals for whom 
                temporary traffic control may be an incidental part of 
                their employment duties.
            (2) Sponsorship of demonstration projects to assess roadway 
        work zone devices for disabled pedestrians, in partnership with 
        local governments, manufacturers, and disabled users.
    (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
            (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated out 
        of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) 
        $2,750,000 to carry out this section for each of fiscal years 
        2011 through 2016.
            (2) Applicability of title 23.--Funds authorized to be 
        appropriated to carry out this section shall be available for 
        obligation and administered in the same manner as if such funds 
        were appropriated under chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
        Code, except that such funds shall remain available until 
        expended and shall not be transferable.

SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act, the following definitions apply:
            (1) Eligible entity.--The term ``eligible entity'' means a 
        not-for-profit organization that has demonstrated experience in 
        developing and delivering roadway work zone safety training to 
        roadway workers.
            (2) Incident responder.--The term ``incident responder'' 
        means an individual whose job requires responding to surface 
        transportation incidents, including fire and emergency medical 
        personnel and vehicle tow truck operators.
            (3) Roadway worker.--The term ``roadway worker'' means an 
        individual whose job requires working on or near a roadway work 
        zone, including incident responders, law enforcement personnel, 
        utility workers, and individuals involved in guardrail 
        installation, maintenance, and inspection.
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