S.Amdt. 2409

1. Adds SEC. 34108. COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY POLICY GRANTS on page 545, between lines 12 and 13

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   Inserted: SEC. 34108. COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY POLICY GRANTS.

   Inserted: (a) Definitions.--In this section:

   Inserted: (1) Comprehensive safety policy.--The term "comprehensive safety policy" means a policy that--

   Inserted: (A) safeguards the lives of all road users, including pedestrians and bicyclists, through improvements such as--

   Inserted: (i) safety investments on the ground;

   Inserted: (ii) enforcement policies;

   Inserted: (iii) traffic safety education; and

   Inserted: (iv) legislative action with the goal of eliminating pedestrian and bicycle traffic fatalities;

   Inserted: (B) should be drafted with entities with jurisdiction over infrastructure, planning, and enforcement; and

   Inserted: (C) may include a vision zero action plan.

   Inserted: (2) Eligible entity.--The term "eligible entity" means a unit of local government, including a city, town, township, borough, county, parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a State.

   Inserted: (3) Vision zero action plan.--The term "vision zero action plan" is a plan that--

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   Inserted: (A) describes in detail the eligible entity's proposed actions to significantly reduce or eliminate traffic-related injuries and fatalities by a set target date; and

   Inserted: (B) outlines a program of projects, include education and enforcement components, designed to achieve the goal described in subparagraph (A); and

   Inserted: (C) could be jointly developed by a multi-agency partnership, involving entities with jurisdiction over infrastructure, planning, and enforcement.

   Inserted: (b) Pilot Program.--

   Inserted: (1) Incentive grants.--The Secretary shall establish a pilot program through which the Secretary may award up to 5 grants, for each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2021, to eligible entities that have adopted a comprehensive safety policy.

   Inserted: (2) Eligible activities.--An eligible entity may use grant funding received under this subsection to carry out activities and safety projects designed to implement the elements of its comprehensive safety policy, including infrastructure safety improvements, communications, education programs, and enforcement activities, if such activities and projects are eligible for Federal funding under section 148 or 402 of title 23, United States Code.

   Inserted: (3) Selection criteria.--In awarding grants under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall give priority to eligible entities that--

   Inserted: (A) provided an opportunity for public input in the development of the comprehensive safety policy;

   Inserted: (B) considered existing plans and planning processes in the drafting of the comprehensive safety policy;

   Inserted: (C) structured the comprehensive safety policy to meet the performance measures and standards established pursuant to section 150(c) of title 23, United States Code;

   Inserted: (D) demonstrate broad community support for the comprehensive safety policy, including the commitment of community leaders to successfully implement the plan; and

   Inserted: (E) demonstrate the availability of Federal, State, or local government funding, in addition to the grant funds authorized under this subsection, to finance the implementation of the comprehensive safety policy.

   Inserted: (4) Funding limitations.--

   Inserted: (A) In general.--Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the Federal share of the cost of a project or activity carried out using grant funds authorized under this subsection may not exceed 80 percent.

   Inserted: (B) Funds from other federal sources.--Amounts made available to an eligible entity under another Federal program may be credited toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a project or activity described in subparagraph (A), at the option of the eligible entity.

   Inserted: (c) Funding.--The Secretary is authorized to allocate up to 1 percent of the amount apportioned for the highway safety improvement program under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, to carry out the pilot program authorized under subsection (b).

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