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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4914 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant program for 

transportation projects to improve Tribal health, well-being, and youth 

safety, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2020 

Mr. CARPER (for himself, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. HEINRICH, and 

Ms. WARREN) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs 

A BILL 

To amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a grant 

program for transportation projects to improve Tribal 

health, well-being, and youth safety, 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 ‘‘Providing Access to 

5 Tribal Health, Well-being, and Youth Safety Act of 

6 2020’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROVIDING ACCESS TO TRIBAL HEALTH, WELL2 BEING, AND YOUTH SAFETY PROGRAM. 

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

4 States Code, is amended by inserting after section 207 the 

5 following: 

6 ‘‘§ 208. Providing Access to Tribal Health, Well-being, 

7 and Youth Safety program 

8 ‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

9 ‘‘(1) INDIAN TRIBE.—The term ‘Indian tribe’ 

10 has the meaning given the term in section 

11 207(m)(1). 

12 ‘‘(2) PROGRAM.—The term ‘program’ means 

13 the Providing Access to Tribal Health, Well-being, 

14 and Youth Safety program established under sub15 section (b). 

16 ‘‘(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall carry 

17 out a grant program, to be known as the ‘Providing Access 

18 to Tribal Health, Well-being, and Youth Safety program’ 

19 or the ‘PATHWAYS program’ to provide grants to Indian 

20 tribes to carry out eligible activities described in sub21 section (d). 

22 ‘‘(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 

23 under the program, an Indian tribe shall submit to the 

24 Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, 

25 and containing such information as the Secretary may re26 quire. 


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1 ‘‘(d) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.—An Indian tribe may 

2 use funds from a grant under the program to carry out 

3 any of the following activities: 

4 ‘‘(1) Construction, planning, and design of on5 road and off-road trail facilities for pedestrians, 

6 bicyclists, and other nonmotorized forms of trans7 portation, including sidewalks, bicycle infrastructure, 

8 pedestrian and bicycle signals, traffic calming tech9 niques, lighting and other safety-related infrastruc10 ture, and transportation projects to achieve compli11 ance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

12 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 

13 ‘‘(2) Construction, planning, and design of in14 frastructure-related projects and systems that will 

15 provide safe routes for non-drivers, including chil16 dren, older adults, and individuals with disabilities, 

17 to access daily needs. 

18 ‘‘(3) Conversion and use of abandoned railroad 

19 corridors for trails for pedestrians, bicyclists, or 

20 other nonmotorized transportation users. 

21 ‘‘(4) Construction of turnouts, overlooks, and 

22 viewing areas. 

23 ‘‘(5) Community improvement activities, includ24 ing— 


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1 ‘‘(A) historic preservation and rehabilita2 tion of historic transportation facilities; and 

3 ‘‘(B) vegetation management practices in 

4 transportation rights-of-way to improve road5 way safety, prevent against invasive species, or 

6 provide erosion control. 

7 ‘‘(6) Construction, planning, and design of in8 frastructure-related projects that— 

9 ‘‘(A) will substantially improve the ability 

10 of students to walk and bicycle to school, in11 cluding sidewalk improvements, traffic calming 

12 and speed reduction improvements, pedestrian 

13 and bicycle crossing improvements, on-street bi14 cycle facilities, and traffic diversion improve15 ments; and 

16 ‘‘(B) are on a public road or any bicycle or 

17 pedestrian pathway or trail in the vicinity of a 

18 school. 

19 ‘‘(7) Noninfrastructure-related activities to en20 courage walking and bicycling to school, including— 

21 ‘‘(A) public awareness campaigns and out22 reach to press and community leaders; 

23 ‘‘(B) student sessions on bicycle and pedes24 trian safety, health, and environment; and 


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1 ‘‘(C) funding for training, volunteers, and 

2 managers of safe routes to school programs. 

3 ‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 

4 cost of an activity carried out with funds from a grant 

5 under the program shall be 100 percent. 

6 ‘‘(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

7 is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 

8 Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) $25,000,000 

9 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025.’’. 

10 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 201(b)(1) 

11 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking 

12 ‘‘and the Federal lands access program’’ and inserting ‘‘, 

13 the Federal lands access program, and the Providing Ac14 cess to Tribal Health, Well-being, and Youth Safety pro15 gram under section 208’’. 

16 (c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap17 ter 2 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by insert18 ing after the item relating to section 207 the following: 

‘‘208. Providing Access to Tribal Health, Well-being, and Youth Safety program.’’. 

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