To improve the safety of nonmotorized transportation, including bicycle and pedestrian safety.

SA 618. Mr. HARKIN (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Obama, and Mr.
Carper) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the
bill H.R. 3, to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway
safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle D of title I, add the following:

SEC. __. NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION SAFETY.

Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ``The Federal'' and
inserting the following:
``(1) In general.--The Federal''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(2) Statement of policy by state transportation
departments.--
``(A) In general.--Each State transportation department
shall adopt a statement of policy ensuring that the needs and
safety of all road users (including the need for pedestrian
and bicycle safety) are fully integrated into the planning,
design, operation and maintenance of the transportation
system of the State transportation department.
``(B) Basis.--In the case of bicycle and pedestrian safety,
the statement of policy shall be based on the design guidance
on accommodating bicyclists and pedestrians of the Federal
Highway Administration adopted in February 2000.
``(C) Reports.--Not later 1 year after the date of
enactment of this paragraph, and each year thereafter, the
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the statements
of policy adopted under this paragraph.
``(3) Nonmotorized transportation goal.--
``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall take such actions as
are necessary to, to the maximum extent practicable, increase
the percentage of trips made by foot or bicycle while
simultaneously reducing crashes involving bicyclists and
pedestrians by 10 percent, in a manner consistent with the
goals of the national bicycling and walking study conducted
during 1994.
``(B) Administration.--Not later than 1 year after the date
of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall establish
such baseline and completion dates as are necessary to carry
out subparagraph (A).
``(4) Research for nonmotorized users.--
``(A) Findings.--Congress finds that--
``(i) it is in the national interest to meet the goals of
the national bicycling and walking study by the completion
date established under paragraph (3)(B);
``(ii) research into the safety and operation of the
transportation system for nonmotorized users is inadequate,
given that almost 1 in 10 trips are made by foot or bicycle
and 1 in 8 traffic fatalities involves a bicyclist or
pedestrian; and
``(iii) inadequate data collection, especially on exposure
rates and infrastructure needs, are hampering efforts to
improve bicycle and pedestrian safety and use to meet local
transportation needs.
``(B) Allocation of research funds for nonmotorized
users.--
``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress
an annual report on the percentage of research funds that are
allocated (for the most recent fiscal year for which data are
available) to research that directly benefits the planning,
design, operation, and maintenance of the transportation
system for nonmotorized users--

``(I) by the Department of Transportation; and
``(II) by State transportation departments.

``(ii) National cooperative highway research program.--The
Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of
Sciences shall submit to Congress an annual report on the
percentage of research funds under the National Cooperative
Highway Research Program that are allocated (for the most
recent fiscal year for which data are available) to research
that directly benefits the planning, design, operation, and
maintenance of the transportation system for nonmotorized
users.
``(iii) Department of transportation allocation.--Effective
beginning with the third full fiscal year that begins after
the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary shall
allocate at least 10 percent of the research funds that are
allocated by the Department of Transportation for each fiscal
year to research that directly benefits the planning, design,
operation, and maintenance of the transportation system for
nonmotorized users.
``(5) Metropolitan planning organizations.--
``(A) Bicycle/pedestrian coordinators.--A metropolitan
planning organization that serves a population of 200,000 or
more shall designate a bicycle/pedestrian coordinator to
coordinate bicycle and pedestrian programs and activities
carried out in the area served by the organization.
``(B) Certification.--A metropolitan planning organization
described in subparagraph (A) shall certify to the Secretary,
as part of the certification review, that--
``(i) the needs of bicyclists and pedestrians (including
people of all ages, people who use wheelchairs, and people
with vision impairment) have been adequately addressed by the
long-range transportation plan of the organization; and
``(ii) the bicycle and pedestrian projects to implement the
plan in a timely manner are included in the transportation
improvement program of the organization.
``(C) Long-range transportation plans.--
``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a
metropolitan planning organization described in subparagraph
(A) shall develop and adopt a long-range transportation plan
that--

``(I) includes the most recent data available on the
percentage of trips made by foot and by bicycle in each
jurisdiction;
``(II) includes an improved target level for bicycle and
pedestrian trips; and
``(III) identify the contribution made by each project
under the transportation improvement program of the
organization toward meeting the improved target level for
trips made by foot and bicycle.

``(ii) Application.--Clause (i) does not apply to a
metropolitan planning organization that adopts the design
guidance described in paragraph (3)(B) for all transportation
projects carried out by the organization.
``(D) Local jurisdictions.--A metropolitan planning
organization described in subparagraph (A) shall work with
local jurisdictions that are served by the organization to
maximize the efforts of the local jurisdictions to include
sidewalks, bikepaths, and road intersections that maximize
bicycle and pedestrian safety in the local transportation
systems of the local jurisdictions.''.

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