119-s2910

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2910 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2910

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow States to use highway 
 safety funds for work zone safety initiatives, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

 Mr. Sheehy introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow States to use highway 
 safety funds for work zone safety initiatives, 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 ``Work Zone Safety Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. WORK ZONE SAFETY.

    (a) In General.--

Section 402 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
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    (p) Work Zone Safety.--
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    (1) Use of funds.--Subject to the requirements of the 
 applicable triennial highway safety plan of the State, as 
 approved by the Secretary under subsection

    (k) , a State may use 
 a portion of the amounts received under this section to promote 
 the reduction of crashes, injuries, and fatalities in and 
 adjacent to work zones, including--
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        (A) providing grants, overtime, equipment, and 
 operational support for law enforcement agencies to 
 conduct dedicated high-visibility enforcement and 
 safety patrols in or adjacent to work zones;
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        (B) developing and deploying work zone modules 
 for driver education, licensing examinations, and 
 refresher trainings for commercial drivers and the 
 general public;
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            (C) purchasing, deploying, testing, and 
 maintaining work zone alerting and intrusion-mitigation 
 technologies (such as portable variable message signs, 
 radar speed trailers, queue detection, connected-
 vehicle or in-vehicle alerts, and intrusion detection 
 sensors), including pilot and demonstration projects;
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            (D) implementing training and certification 
 programs for flaggers, inspectors, and construction 
 personnel on traveler management and worker protection; 
 and
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        (E) collecting work zone crash and near-miss 
 data, evaluating countermeasures, and funding 
 independent program evaluations and demonstration.
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    (2) Priority.--In carrying out an activity described in 
 paragraph

    (1) , a State shall prioritize assisting Tribal 
 governments and rural areas.''.

    (b) GAO Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall carry 
out, and submit to Congress a report describing the results of, a study 
on the effectiveness of work zone safety programs, including the 
program under 

section 402

    (p) of title 23, United States Code.
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