Vision Zero Act of 2019

I 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 4819 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow States to use funding provided under the surface transportation block grant program and the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to develop and implement vision zero plans in eligible localities, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OCTOBER 23, 2019 Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself, Mr. BUCHANAN, Ms. PRESSLEY, Ms. SCHA- KOWSKY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the following bill; which was re- ferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow States to use funding provided under the surface transportation block grant program and the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to develop and imple- ment vision zero plans in eligible localities, 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 ‘‘Vision Zero Act of 4 2019’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4819.IH H4819 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 4819 IH SEC. 2. VISION ZERO PLANS. 1 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 2 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 3 lowing: 4 ‘‘§ 171. Vision zero plans 5 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to carry 6 out this section may be used by a State to— 7 ‘‘(1) develop and implement vision zero plans in 8 an eligible locality to eliminate transportation-related 9 fatalities and serious injuries in such locality within 10 a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years; and 11 ‘‘(2) carry out activities pursuant to such plans. 12 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A vision zero plan de- 13 scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 14 ‘‘(1) a description of projects or policies in- 15 tended to eliminate transportation-related fatalities 16 and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, 17 not to exceed 20 years, using existing transportation 18 and health data and consideration of risk factors, 19 which may include— 20 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of how development 21 and implementation of safety-focused auto- 22 motive technologies, vehicle-to-vehicle commu- 23 nication, and vehicle-to-infrastructure commu- 24 nication can help eliminate transportation-re- 25 lated fatalities and serious injuries; and 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4819.IH H4819 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 4819 IH ‘‘(B) roadway design guidance that 1 prioritizes the safety of all users, with a focus 2 on reducing speeds to the extent practicable 3 within State law and separating modes of trans- 4 portation; 5 ‘‘(2) plans for implementation of, education of 6 the public about, and enforcement of such projects 7 or policies; 8 ‘‘(3) a description of how such policies, projects, 9 and enforcement will— 10 ‘‘(A) equitably invest in the safety needs of 11 low-income and minority communities; 12 ‘‘(B) ensure that such communities are not 13 disproportionately targeted by law enforcement; 14 and 15 ‘‘(C) protect the rights of members of such 16 communities with respect to title VI of the Civil 17 Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 18 ‘‘(4) a description of the required involvement 19 and expected collaboration of various subdivisions of 20 a unit of local government in the implementation of 21 the plan, including subdivisions in charge of law en- 22 forcement, public health, data collection, and public 23 works; and 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4819.IH H4819 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 4 •HR 4819 IH ‘‘(5) a description of a mechanism to evaluate 1 progress of the implementation of the plan, including 2 the gathering and use of transportation safety and 3 demographic data. 4 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE LOCALITY DEFINED.—In this section, 5 the term ‘eligible locality’ means a unit of local govern- 6 ment including a city, town, township, borough, county, 7 parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a 8 State.’’. 9 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 10 ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add- 11 ing after the item relating to section 170 the following: 12 ‘‘171. Vision zero plans.’’. (c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PRO- 13 GRAM.—Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is 14 amended— 15 (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 16 following: 17 ‘‘(16) The development and implementation of 18 vision zero plans under section 171.’’; and 19 (2) in subsection (c)— 20 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 21 (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 22 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 23 following: 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4819.IH H4819 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 5 •HR 4819 IH ‘‘(3) for the development and implementation of 1 vision zero plans under section 171;’’. 2 (d) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 3 Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 4 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B) by adding at the 5 end the following: 6 ‘‘(xxix) The development and imple- 7 mentation of a vision zero plan under sec- 8 tion 171.’’; 9 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) by inserting ‘‘de- 10 sign speed and speed limit,’’ after ‘‘crossing needs,’’; 11 and 12 (3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in- 13 cluding any efforts designed to reduce speed’’ after 14 ‘‘under this section’’. 15 (e) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IM- 16 PROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 149(b) of title 23, 17 United States Code, is amended— 18 (1) in paragraph (8)(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 19 inserting a semicolon; 20 (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period and 21 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 22 (3) by adding at the end the following: 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H4819.IH H4819 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 6 •HR 4819 IH ‘‘(10) for the development and implementation 1 of vision zero plans under section 171.’’. 2 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:20 Oct 29, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H4819.IH H4819 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS