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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. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. GARCI ́A of Illinois, Mr. TAKANO, Mr. 

LIPINSKI, and Ms. HAALAND) introduced the following bill; which was referred 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 implement vision zero plans in eligible localities, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Vision Zero Act of 

5 2019’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. VISION ZERO PLANS. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 

3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol4 lowing: 

5 ‘‘§ 171. Vision zero plans 

6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to carry 

7 out this section may be used by a State to— 

8 ‘‘(1) develop and implement vision zero plans in 

9 an eligible locality to eliminate transportation-related 

10 fatalities and serious injuries in such locality within 

11 a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years; and 

12 ‘‘(2) carry out activities pursuant to such plans. 

13 ‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A vision zero plan de14 scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 

15 ‘‘(1) a description of projects or policies in16 tended to eliminate transportation-related fatalities 

17 and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, 

18 not to exceed 20 years, using existing transportation 

19 and health data and consideration of risk factors, 

20 which may include— 

21 ‘‘(A) an evaluation of how development 

22 and implementation of safety-focused auto23 motive technologies, vehicle-to-vehicle commu24 nication, and vehicle-to-infrastructure commu25 nication can help eliminate transportation-re26 lated fatalities and serious injuries; and 


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1 ‘‘(B) roadway design guidance that 

2 prioritizes the safety of all users, with a focus 

3 on reducing speeds to the extent practicable 

4 within State law and separating modes of trans5 portation; 

6 ‘‘(2) plans for implementation of, education of 

7 the public about, and enforcement of such projects 

8 or policies; 

9 ‘‘(3) a description of how such policies, projects, 

10 and enforcement will— 

11 ‘‘(A) equitably invest in the safety needs of 

12 low-income and minority communities; 

13 ‘‘(B) ensure that such communities are not 

14 disproportionately targeted by law enforcement; 

15 and 

16 ‘‘(C) protect the rights of members of such 

17 communities with respect to title VI of the Civil 

18 Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 

19 ‘‘(4) a description of the required involvement 

20 and expected collaboration of various subdivisions of 

21 a unit of local government in the implementation of 

22 the plan, including subdivisions in charge of law en23 forcement, public health, data collection, and public 

24 works; and 


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1 ‘‘(5) a description of a mechanism to evaluate 

2 progress of the implementation of the plan, including 

3 the gathering and use of transportation safety and 

4 demographic data. 

5 ‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE LOCALITY DEFINED.—In this section, 

6 the term ‘eligible locality’ means a unit of local govern7 ment including a city, town, township, borough, county, 

8 parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a 

9 State.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap11 ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add12 ing after the item relating to section 170 the following: 

‘‘171. Vision zero plans.’’. 

13 (c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PRO14 GRAM.—Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 

17 following: 

18 ‘‘(16) The development and implementation of 

19 vision zero plans under section 171.’’; and 

20 (2) in subsection (c)— 

21 (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 

22 (4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 

23 (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 

24 following: 


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1 ‘‘(3) for the development and implementation of 

2 vision zero plans under section 171;’’. 

3 (d) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 

4 Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B) by adding at the 

6 end the following: 

7 ‘‘(xxix) The development and imple8 mentation of a vision zero plan under sec9 tion 171.’’; 

10 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) by inserting ‘‘de11 sign speed and speed limit,’’ after ‘‘crossing needs,’’; 

12 and 

13 (3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in14 cluding any efforts designed to reduce speed’’ after 

15 ‘‘under this section’’. 

16 (e) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IM17 PROVEMENT PROGRAM.—Section 149(b) of title 23, 

18 United States Code, is amended— 

19 (1) in paragraph (8)(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 

20 inserting a semicolon; 

21 (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period and 

22 inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 

23 (3) by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(10) for the development and implementation 

2 of vision zero plans under section 171.’’. 

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