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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 944 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 944

 To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway 
 safety improvement program, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 March 11 (legislative day, March 10), 2025

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Hagerty, and 
Ms. Alsobrooks) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To amend title 23, United States Code, with respect to the highway 
 safety improvement program, 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 ``Sarah Debbink Langenkamp Active 
Transportation Safety Act''.

SEC. 2. HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

    (a) Highway Safety Improvement Project.--

Section 148

    (a)

    (4)
        (B) of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--

    (1) in clause
            (xxix) , by striking ``through
            (xxviii) '' and 
 inserting ``through
            (xxx) '';

    (2) by redesignating clause
            (xxix) as clause
            (xxxi) ; and

    (3) by inserting after clause
            (xxviii) the following:
 ``
            (xxix) The connection of 2 or more 
 segments of existing bicyclist or pedestrian 
 infrastructure.
 ``
            (xxx) The reduction of safety risks to 
 vulnerable road users through a project or 
 strategy described in a program of projects or 
 strategies developed pursuant to subsection
            (l) (2)
        (B) .''.

    (b) Federal Share of Certain Highway Safety Improvement Projects.--

    (1) In general.--

Section 148

    (j) of title 23, United States 
 Code, is amended--
        (A) by striking ``Except as provided in sections 
 120 and 130'' and inserting the following:
 ``

    (1) In general.--Except as provided in sections 120 and 
 130 and paragraph

    (2) ''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
 law, the Federal share of the cost of a highway safety 
 improvement project carried out with funds apportioned to a 
 State under 

section 104

    (b)

    (3) may be up to 100 percent if the 
 project is a project described in clause
            (xxix) or
            (xxx) of 
 subsection

    (a)

    (4)
        (B) .''.

    (2) Flexible financing.--

Section 133

    (h)

    (7) of title 23, 
 United States Code, is amended--
        (A) by redesignating subparagraph
            (C) as 
 subparagraph
        (E) ; and
        (B) by striking subparagraph
        (B) and inserting the 
 following:
 ``
        (B) Flexible financing.--Notwithstanding 

section 120--
 ``
            (i) the non-Federal share for a project 
 under this subsection may be calculated on a 
 project, multiple-project, or program basis; 
 and
 ``
            (ii) the Federal share of the cost of an 
 individual project under this subsection may be 
 up to 100 percent.
 ``
            (C) Treatment as non-federal share.--
 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
 available to carry out 

section 148 may be credited 
 toward the non-Federal share of the costs of a project 
 under this subsection if--
 ``
            (i) the project includes a Proven Safety 
 Countermeasure for bicyclists or pedestrians, 
 as determined by the Federal Highway 
 Administration;
 ``
            (ii) the relevant State strategic highway 
 safety plan includes an emphasis area related 
 to vulnerable road users; or
 ``
            (iii) the proposed project--
 ``
            (I) was described in a program of 
 projects or strategies developed 
 pursuant to 

section 148
            (l) ; or
 ``
            (II) was identified by a local 
 government, metropolitan planning 
 organization, or regional 
 transportation planning organization, 
 including in a safety plan described in 
 subparagraph
            (D) , as addressing 1 or 
 more areas of high risk to vulnerable 
 road users during the consultation 
 process required under 

section 148
            (l) (4)
        (B) and through a planning 
 process and data-based analysis.
 ``
            (D) Safety plans described.--A safety plan 
 referred to in subparagraph
            (C) 
            (iii) 
            (II) is--
 ``
            (i) a pedestrian or bicyclist safety 
 plan;
 ``
            (ii) a Complete Streets plan;
 ``
            (iii) a local roadway safety plan;
 ``
            (iv) a Vision Zero Action Plan;
 ``
            (v) a transition plan described in 
 

section 35.150
            (d) of title 28, Code of Federal 
 Regulations (or successor regulations) 
 (commonly known as an `ADA Transition Plan');
 ``
            (vi) a Tribal transportation safety plan;
 ``
            (vii) a comprehensive safety action plan 
 (as defined in 

section 24112

    (a) of the 
 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (23 
 U.S.C. 402 note; Public Law 117-58)); or
 ``
            (viii) any other safety plan, as 
 determined by the Secretary.''.

    (3) Increased federal share for proven safety 
 countermeasures.--

Section 120
            (c) (1) of title 23, United States 
 Code, is amended, in the first sentence, by inserting ``Proven 
 Safety Countermeasures for bicyclists or pedestrians (as 
 determined by the Federal Highway Administration),'' before 
 ``breakaway utility poles''.
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