[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3040 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3040
To amend title 23, United States Code, to include a special rule for
the dedication of funds under the highway safety improvement program
for certain vulnerable users, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 30, 2019
Ms. Brownley of California 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 include a special rule for
the dedication of funds under the highway safety improvement program
for certain vulnerable users, and for other purposes.
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 ``Safe And Friendly for the
Environment Streets Act'' or the ``SAFE Streets Act''.
SEC. 2. VULNERABLE USER SPECIAL RULE.
Section 148(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(3) Vulnerable users.--
``(A) In general.--If a covered planning area has a
vulnerable user fatality rate that exceeds 1.5
individuals per 100,000 individuals (as calculated
under subparagraph (B)), the State in which the covered
planning area is located shall obligate funding amounts
(in an amount described in subparagraph (C)) for the
fiscal year beginning after the 3-year period described
in subparagraph (B)(i) for projects on safety
improvements for vulnerable users in such covered
planning area.
``(B) Calculation of vulnerable user fatality
rates.--Annually, the Secretary shall--
``(i) for each covered planning area,
calculate the vulnerable user fatality rate for
the most recent 3-year period for which data is
available;
``(ii) for each covered planning area for
which such rate exceeds 1.5 individuals per
100,000 individuals, determine the funding
amount that each State in which such covered
planning area is located shall obligate in
accordance with subparagraph (C); and
``(iii) publish any rate calculated under
clause (i) and any funding amounts determined
under clause (ii) on the Department of
Transportation website.
``(C) Calculation of funding amounts.--The amount
described in this subparagraph is the amount received
by a State under this section in a fiscal year
multiplied by--
``(i) the number of vulnerable user
fatalities in the covered planning area of the
State, divided by
``(ii) the total traffic fatalities in the
State.
``(D) Authorized user of funds.--
``(i) In general.--For funds obligated for
use in a covered planning area under this
paragraph, and except as provided under clause
(ii), the State in which such covered planning
area is located, in consultation with the
applicable authority of such area, shall carry
out projects funded under this section.
``(ii) Exception.--In the case of a
metropolitan planning area with a population of
over 200,000, the metropolitan planning
organization shall carry out projects funded
under this section.
``(E) Definitions.--In this paragraph, the
following definitions apply:
``(i) Covered planning area.--The term
`covered planning area' means, with respect to
a State--
``(I) an area under the
jurisdiction of a metropolitan planning
organization;
``(II) a Tribal land (as defined in
section 2601(13) of the Energy Policy
Act of 1992 (25 U.S.C. 3501(13))); or
``(III) all areas in the State not
described by subclauses (I) and (II).
``(ii) Vulnerable user.--The term
`vulnerable user' means--
``(I) a pedestrian;
``(II) an individual on a bicycle,
whether such individual is a
pedalcyclist or riding a low-speed
electric bicycle;
``(III) an individual with a
disability; or
``(IV) an individual using a
mobility device (including a
wheelchair, walker, or scooter, whether
motorized or non-motorized).
``(iii) Vulnerable user fatality.--The term
`vulnerable user fatality' means a
transportation-related fatality of an
individual while such individual is a
vulnerable user.''.
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