National Intersection and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 529 To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 14, 2019 Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national intersection and interchange safety construction program, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Intersection 4 and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 5 2019’’. 6 SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTERSECTION AND INTERCHANGE 7 SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. 8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 9 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Jan 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H529.IH H529 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 529 IH portation shall establish a national intersection and inter- 1 change safety construction program (in this section re- 2 ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to assist safety improvements 3 for high-risk intersections and interchanges. 4 (b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 5 (1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro- 6 gram, the Secretary may make a grant to a covered 7 entity in accordance with this section. 8 (2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—The Secretary shall 9 award grants under the Program on a competitive 10 basis. 11 (c) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 12 only make a grant under the Program to assist a project 13 that— 14 (1) is eligible for funding under title 23, United 15 States Code; and 16 (2) will improve the safety of an intersection or 17 interchange that is— 18 (A) on the National Highway System; 19 (B) used by an average of 50,000 vehicles 20 a day; and 21 (C) in immediate need of improvement 22 with respect to safety. 23 (d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 24 the Program, a covered entity shall submit to the Sec- 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Jan 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H529.IH H529 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 529 IH retary an application in such form, at such time, and con- 1 taining such information as the Secretary determines is 2 appropriate. 3 (e) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount provided to 4 a covered entity in a fiscal year through grants under the 5 Program may not exceed 5 percent of the amount made 6 available for all grants under the Program in that fiscal 7 year. 8 (f) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—At least 90 days be- 9 fore establishing the Program under subsection (a), the 10 Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 11 selection process the Secretary shall use in making grants 12 under the Program. 13 (g) COVERED ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 14 term ‘‘covered entity’’ means each of the following: 15 (1) A State government entity. 16 (2) A local government entity. 17 (3) A territory of the United States. 18 (4) A tribal government. 19 (5) A metropolitan planning organization. 20 (6) Any entity composed of 2 or more entities 21 described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 22 (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 24 appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Jan 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H529.IH H529 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 529 IH than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out the 1 Program $250,000,000 each fiscal year. 2 (2) APPLICABILITY OF TITLE 23, UNITED 3 STATES CODE.—Funds authorized to be appro- 4 priated by paragraph (1) shall— 5 (A) be available for obligation in the same 6 manner as if those funds were apportioned 7 under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 8 except that the Federal share of the cost of a 9 project or activity carried out using those funds 10 shall be 80 percent; and 11 (B) remain available until expended and 12 not be transferable. 13 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 03:32 Jan 26, 2019 Jkt 089200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H529.IH H529 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS