II 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3670 

To require States to establish complete streets programs, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 25, 2024 

Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. WARNOCK, and Mr. HEINRICH) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

To require States to establish complete streets programs, 

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 ‘‘Complete Streets Act 

5 of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM. 

7 (a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

8 (1) COMPLETE STREET.—The term ‘‘complete 

9 street’’ means a public road that provides safe and 

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1 ple of all ages, abilities, and disabilities, including 

2 modes such as walking, cycling, transit, mobility de3 vices, automobiles, and freight. 

4 (2) COMPLETE STREETS POLICY.—The term 

5 ‘‘complete streets policy’’ means a complete streets 

6 policy adopted by an eligible entity under subsection 

7 (d)(1). 

8 (3) COMPLETE STREETS PRINCIPLE.—The term 

9 ‘‘complete streets principle’’ means a principle at the 

10 local, State, or regional level that ensures— 

11 (A) the safe and adequate accommodation, 

12 in all phases of project planning and develop13 ment, of all users of the transportation system, 

14 including pedestrians, bicyclists, public transit 

15 users, children, older individuals, individuals 

16 with disabilities, motorists, and freight vehicles; 

17 and 

18 (B) the consideration of the safety and 

19 convenience of all users of the transportation 

20 system in all phases of project planning and de21 velopment. 

22 (4) COMPLETE STREETS PRIORITIZATION

23 PLAN.—The term ‘‘complete streets prioritization 

24 plan’’ means a complete streets prioritization plan 


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1 developed by an eligible entity under subsection 

2 (f)(1). 

3 (5) COMPLETE STREETS PROGRAM.—The term 

4 ‘‘complete streets program’’ means a complete 

5 streets program established by a State under sub6 section (b)(1). 

7 (6) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti8 ty’’ means— 

9 (A) a unit of local government; 

10 (B) a regional planning organization; 

11 (C) a metropolitan planning organization; 

12 (D) a transit agency; 

13 (E) a natural resource or public land agen14 cy; 

15 (F) a Tribal government; 

16 (G) a nonprofit entity; or 

17 (H) any other local or regional govern18 mental entity, other than a State agency, with 

19 responsibility for or oversight of transportation 

20 or recreational trails that the State in which the 

21 project will occur determines to be eligible, con22 sistent with the goals of this section. 

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1 tion’’ means a metropolitan planning organization 

2 designated under— 

3 (A) section 134 of title 23, United States 

4 Code; or 

5 (B) section 5303 of title 49, United States 

6 Code. 

7 (8) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 

8 the Secretary of Transportation. 

9 (9) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means— 

10 (A) any of the 50 States; 

11 (B) the District of Columbia; 

12 (C) Puerto Rico; 

13 (D) American Samoa; 

14 (E) the Commonwealth of the Northern 

15 Mariana Islands; 

16 (F) Guam; and 

17 (G) the United States Virgin Islands. 

18 (b) ESTABLISHMENT.— 

19 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than October 1 of 

20 the second full fiscal year after the date of enact21 ment of this Act, each State shall establish a pro22 gram for a competitive process for an eligible entity 

23 to seek— 

24 (A) technical assistance for a project to de25 sign and construct a project included in the 


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1 complete streets prioritization plan of the eligi2 ble entity under subsection (f)(5); and 

3 (B) grants for the design and construction 

4 of complete streets under subsection (g). 

5 (2) FUNDING.—Not later than October 1 of the 

6 third full fiscal year that begins after the date of en7 actment of this Act, each State shall begin to pro8 vide grants for the design and construction of com9 plete streets under subsection (g)(1). 

10 (3) GOALS.—The goals of a complete streets 

11 program are— 

12 (A) to provide technical assistance and in13 centives for the development and adoption of 

14 complete streets policies; 

15 (B) to encourage eligible entities to adopt 

16 a strategic and comprehensive approach for the 

17 development of complete streets; 

18 (C) to facilitate better pedestrian, bicycle, 

19 and public transit travel for users of all ages 

20 and abilities by addressing critical gaps in pe21 destrian, bicycle, and public transit infrastruc22 ture; 

23 (D) to distribute funding to reward eligible 

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1 plete streets benchmarks developed by the Sec2 retary under subsection (c); and 

3 (E) to ensure that underserved municipali4 ties, neighborhoods, rural areas, Tribal areas, 

5 territorial communities, and people, including 

6 low-income people and communities of color, are 

7 served equitably by the complete streets pro8 gram. 

9 (c) COMPLETE STREETS BENCHMARKS AND GUID10 ANCE.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

12 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary 

13 shall develop and make available to States and eligi14 ble entities benchmarks and guidance by which— 

15 (A) States can carry out complete streets 

16 programs; 

17 (B) eligible entities can carry out complete 

18 streets policies and complete streets principles; 

19 and 

20 (C) eligible entities can evaluate the effec21 tiveness of complete streets projects. 

22 (2) FOCUS.—The benchmarks and guidance de23 veloped and made available under paragraph (1) 

24 shall— 


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1 (A) be designed to result in the establish2 ment of methods of effectively carrying out a 

3 complete streets policy, a complete streets pro4 gram, and complete streets principles, as appli5 cable; 

6 (B) focus on modifying scoping, design, 

7 and construction procedures to more effectively 

8 combine modes of transportation into integrated 

9 facilities that meet the needs of each of those 

10 modes of transportation in an appropriate bal11 ance; 

12 (C) indicate the expected operational and 

13 safety performance of alternative approaches to 

14 facility design; and 

15 (D) suggest design options specific to road 

16 classifications, land use, traffic volume, and 

17 speed. 

18 (3) TOPICS OF EMPHASIS.—In developing the 

19 benchmarks and guidance under paragraph (1), the 

20 Secretary shall— 

21 (A) emphasize— 

22 (i) procedures for identifying the 

23 needs of users of all ages and abilities of 

24 a particular roadway; 


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1 (ii) procedures for identifying the 

2 types and designs of facilities needed to 

3 serve each class of users; 

4 (iii) safety and other benefits provided 

5 by carrying out complete streets principles; 

6 (iv) common barriers to carrying out 

7 complete streets principles; 

8 (v) procedures for overcoming the 

9 most common barriers to carrying out 

10 complete streets principles; 

11 (vi) procedures for identifying the 

12 costs associated with carrying out complete 

13 streets principles; 

14 (vii) procedures for maximizing local 

15 cooperation in the introduction of complete 

16 streets principles and carrying out those 

17 principles; and 

18 (viii) procedures for assessing and 

19 modifying the facilities and operational 

20 characteristics of existing roadways to im21 prove consistency with complete streets 

22 principles; and 

23 (B) take into consideration findings of the 

24 National Complete Streets Assessment of the 

25 Federal Highway Administration. 


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1 (4) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The com2 plete streets benchmarks and guidance developed 

3 and made available under paragraph (1) shall be 

4 subject to a period of public review and comment. 

5 (d) COMPLETE STREETS POLICIES.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking 

7 technical assistance or funds from a complete streets 

8 program shall adopt a complete streets policy using 

9 complete streets principles and approved by— 

10 (A) the State of the eligible entity; or 

11 (B) a metropolitan planning organization 

12 that serves an area under the jurisdiction of the 

13 eligible entity, subject to the condition that the 

14 metropolitan planning organization and the 

15 State execute an agreement— 

16 (i) under which the State agrees— 

17 (I) to delegate policy approval 

18 authority to the metropolitan planning 

19 organization; and 

20 (II) to provide funding to the 

21 metropolitan planning organization 

22 for all reasonable costs related to re23 view of a complete streets policy; and 


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1 (ii) that establishes guidelines for ap2 proval of a complete streets policy as re3 quired under subsection (e)(2). 

4 (2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than October 1 of 

5 the first full fiscal year that begins after the date of 

6 enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 

7 guidance to States and metropolitan planning orga8 nizations for review of complete streets policies 

9 under this Act. 

10 (3) REQUIREMENTS.—A complete streets policy 

11 of an eligible entity shall— 

12 (A) include a description of— 

13 (i) how the eligible entity intends to 

14 develop complete streets infrastructure, in15 cluding through an assessment of proce16 dures, design manuals, performance meas17 ures, and training for planners and engi18 neers; 

19 (ii) how, after the development of 

20 complete streets infrastructure, the trans21 portation system will serve users of all 

22 ages and abilities, including pedestrians, 

23 bicyclists, and public transit passengers, as 

24 well as trucks, buses, and automobiles; 


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1 (iii) how the complete streets policy 

2 will apply to all projects and phases of 

3 projects that affect the streets under the 

4 complete streets policy, including recon5 struction, new construction, planning, de6 sign, maintenance, and operations, for the 

7 entire street; 

8 (iv) how the development of complete 

9 streets infrastructure will improve safety 

10 for all road users in underserved neighbor11 hoods, including any feedback from af12 fected communities; 

13 (v) any exceptions to the complete 

14 streets policy, including a clear procedure 

15 for the approval of those exceptions, as de16 scribed in paragraph (4); 

17 (vi) the jurisdiction in which the com18 plete streets policy applies; and 

19 (vii) the steps necessary for implemen20 tation of the complete streets policy; 

21 (B) encourage a comprehensive, integrated, 

22 and connected network for all modes of trans23 portation; 

24 (C) benefit users of all abilities; 


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1 (D) emphasize the need to coordinate with 

2 other jurisdictions with respect to the streets 

3 under the jurisdiction of the complete streets 

4 policy; 

5 (E) require the use of the latest and best 

6 design criteria and guidelines, particularly 

7 standards relating to providing access to indi8 viduals with disabilities, in projects under the 

9 complete streets policy; 

10 (F) recognize the need for flexibility in bal11 ancing user needs; 

12 (G) be context sensitive and complement 

13 the community, including consideration of— 

14 (i) the urban, suburban, or rural loca15 tion in which a project is located; 

16 (ii) land use; and 

17 (iii) planned investments on or near 

18 the corridor, such as public transportation; 

19 (H) establish performance standards with 

20 measurable outcomes to ensure that the com21 plete streets infrastructure complies with com22 plete streets principles; 

23 (I) meet the minimum standards estab24 lished by the Secretary under subsection 

25 (e)(2)(A)(i); 


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1 (J) comply with public right-of-way acces2 sibility guidelines; and 

3 (K) except as provided in paragraph (4), 

4 require the complete streets policy to apply to 

5 new road construction and road modification 

6 projects, including design, planning, construc7 tion, reconstruction, rehabilitation, mainte8 nance, and operations, for the entire right-of9 way under the jurisdiction of the complete 

10 streets policy. 

11 (4) EXEMPTION REQUIREMENTS AND PROCE12 DURES.—A complete streets policy shall allow for a 

13 project-specific exemption from the complete streets 

14 policy if— 

15 (A) the roadway affected by the project 

16 may not, under applicable law, be used by cer17 tain types of users, in which case the eligible 

18 entity shall make a greater effort to accommo19 date the types of users elsewhere by providing 

20 the most efficient routing and accessibility for 

21 those road users; 

22 (B) the cost of the project to comply with 

23 the complete streets policy would be excessively 

24 disproportionate (as defined in the document of 

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1 sign Guidance Accommodating Bicycle and Pe2 destrian Travel: A Recommended Approach’’ 

3 and required under section 1202(b) of the 

4 Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 

5 (23 U.S.C. 217 note; Public Law 105–178)) 

6 compared to the need, particular use of the af7 fected roadway, or prevalence of serious or fatal 

8 crashes on that roadway; 

9 (C) the existing and expected population, 

10 employment density, or level of transit service 

11 on and around the affected roadway is so low 

12 that the expected users of the affected roadway 

13 will not include pedestrians or other vulnerable 

14 road users; or 

15 (D) there are complete streets principles 

16 fulfilled on a parallel corridor connected to an 

17 area that is not more than 0.25 mile away for 

18 pedestrians and not more than 1.5 miles away 

19 for bicyclists, providing a complete streets net20 work. 

21 (5) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall establish 

22 guidance for a State or metropolitan planning orga23 nization to evaluate and approve a complete streets 

24 policy of an eligible entity. 

25 (6) REPORTS.— 


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1 (A) IN GENERAL.—Each State department 

2 of transportation shall submit to the Secretary 

3 a report describing the implementation by the 

4 State of measures to achieve complete streets 

5 principles within complete streets policies of eli6 gible entities within the State at such time, in 

7 such manner, and containing such information 

8 as the Secretary may require. 

9 (B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—On 

10 receipt of a report under subparagraph (A), the 

11 Secretary shall determine whether the complete 

12 streets program of the State has incorporated 

13 complete streets principles into all aspects of 

14 the transportation project development, pro15 gramming, and delivery process, including 

16 project planning, project identification, project 

17 scoping procedures, design approval, design 

18 manuals, and performance measures. 

19 (e) CERTIFICATION.— 

20 (1) CERTIFICATION OF STATE PROGRAMS.—Not 

21 later than the first October 1 after the date of en22 actment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 

23 method of evaluating and certifying compliance by 

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1 portation submit a report to the Secretary that de2 scribes— 

3 (A) the complete streets program of the 

4 State; 

5 (B) the plan to carry out the complete 

6 streets program of the State; and 

7 (C) the degree of involvement of eligible 

8 entities within the State in developing and car9 rying out the complete streets program of the 

10 State. 

11 (2) MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR COMPLETE

12 STREETS POLICIES.— 

13 (A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than Oc14 tober 1 of the first full fiscal year that begins 

15 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec16 retary shall establish minimum requirements 

17 for the certification of an eligible entity by a 

18 State or metropolitan planning organization 

19 that describes— 

20 (i) the minimum standards for a com21 plete streets policy that allows an eligible 

22 entity to receive a grant under subsection 

23 (g)(1); and 

24 (ii) a method for a State or metropoli25 tan planning organization to certify that 


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1 the complete streets policy of an eligible 

2 entity meets the minimum requirements 

3 required by the Secretary under clause (i). 

4 (B) LACK OF CERTIFICATION BY STATE OR

5 MPO.—If the State or metropolitan planning or6 ganization does not certify the complete streets 

7 policy of an eligible entity, the eligible entity— 

8 (i) may not participate in the grant 

9 program under subsection (g)(1); but 

10 (ii) may use the complete streets pol11 icy for local purposes. 

12 (3) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of the 

13 fourth fiscal year that begins after the date of enact14 ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con15 gress a report that describes— 

16 (A) the evaluation and certification method 

17 established under paragraph (1); 

18 (B) the status of activities for adopting 

19 and carrying out complete streets programs by 

20 States; 

21 (C) the tools and resources provided by the 

22 Secretary to States to assist with adopting and 

23 carrying out complete streets programs by 

24 States; and 


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1 (D) other measures carried out by the Sec2 retary to encourage the adoption of complete 

3 streets policies by eligible entities. 

4 (f) COMPLETE STREETS PRIORITIZATION PLAN.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 

6 subsection (g)(1), an eligible entity shall develop, 

7 and the State of the eligible entity shall approve, a 

8 complete streets prioritization plan that consists of 

9 a comprehensive strategy and list of specific projects 

10 to design, and carry out the design of, complete 

11 streets— 

12 (A) to improve safety, mobility, or accessi13 bility of a street; 

14 (B) that identifies— 

15 (i) the streets and infrastructure to be 

16 affected by a project; 

17 (ii) a cost estimate of the project; and 

18 (iii) a timeline for the completion of 

19 the project; 

20 (C) that aligns with local infrastructure 

21 plans and roadway maintenance schedules; and 

22 (D) that includes a description of how 

23 complete streets priorities fit in with existing 

24 complete streets policies of the applicable State 

25 or metropolitan planning organization. 


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1 (2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing a complete 

2 streets prioritization plan, an eligible entity shall 

3 prioritize projects based on the extent to which 

4 projects intended to be included in the complete 

5 streets prioritization plan improve— 

6 (A) safety; 

7 (B) pedestrian mobility; 

8 (C) bicycle mobility; 

9 (D) public transit operations and access; 

10 (E) micromobility service operations and 

11 access, including shared bicycle and scooter 

12 services; 

13 (F) vehicular operations; 

14 (G) freight operations; 

15 (H) air quality; 

16 (I) connections and access to jobs and 

17 services for low-income people, communities of 

18 color, and people who rely on public transit; 

19 and 

20 (J) any other factor the Secretary deter21 mines to be necessary. 

22 (3) INCLUSION OF PROJECTS FROM EXISTING

23 PLANS.—In developing a complete streets 

24 prioritization plan, an eligible entity may include a 


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1 project included in an existing local infrastructure 

2 plan, including— 

3 (A) a pedestrian or bicyclist safety plan; 

4 (B) a complete streets plan in effect before 

5 the date of enactment of this Act; 

6 (C) a local roadway safety plan; 

7 (D) a Vision Zero Action Plan; 

8 (E) a transition plan described in section 

9 35.150(d) of title 28, Code of Federal Regula10 tions (or successor regulations) (commonly 

11 known as an ‘ADA Transition Plan’); 

12 (F) a Tribal transportation safety plan; 

13 (G) a comprehensive safety action plan (as 

14 defined in section 24112(a) of the Infrastruc15 ture Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 402 

16 note; Public Law 117–58)); or 

17 (H) any other safety plan, as determined 

18 by the Secretary. 

19 (4) APPROVAL.—A State or metropolitan plan20 ning organization shall approve of a complete streets 

21 prioritization plan if the State or metropolitan plan22 ning organization determines that the complete 

23 streets prioritization plan— 

24 (A) meets the requirements of this section; 

25 and 


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1 (B) meets the goals described in subsection 

2 (b)(3). 

3 (5) TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUNDING.—A 

4 State may provide not more than $100,000 in each 

5 fiscal year to an eligible entity with a complete 

6 streets policy approved by the applicable State or 

7 metropolitan planning organization to conduct stud8 ies or analyses to support the completion of a com9 plete streets prioritization plan. 

10 (g) GRANTS FOR COMPLETE STREETS INFRASTRUC11 TURE.— 

12 (1) IN GENERAL.—A State may provide a grant 

13 for the design and construction of 1 or more projects 

14 included in the complete streets prioritization plan of 

15 an eligible entity. 

16 (2) LIMITATION.—A grant provided to an eligi17 ble entity under paragraph (1) may be in an amount 

18 equal to the lesser of— 

19 (A) $20,000,000; and 

20 (B) 20 percent of the total amount of 

21 funding for the complete streets program of the 

22 State for the fiscal year. 

23 (h) PRIORITY.—In selecting projects to receive grants 

24 under this section, the State shall give priority to projects 

25 on intersections and corridors in which nonmotorized 


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1 users are most vulnerable, based on the most recent data 

2 and the evidence of risk. 

3 (i) ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.—The Secretary and 

4 the Attorney General shall update regulations of the De5 partment of Transportation and the Department of Jus6 tice, respectively— 

7 (1) to adopt as accessibility standards the ac8 cessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the 

9 public right-of-way described in the final rule of the 

10 Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compli11 ance Board entitled ‘‘Accessibility Guidelines for Pe12 destrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way’’ (88 

13 Fed. Reg. 53604 (August 8, 2023)); and 

14 (2) to include in those accessibility standards 

15 provisions for vision, hearing, cognitive ability, and 

16 language access. 

17 (j) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year, each State shall 

18 obligate to carry out the complete streets program of the 

19 State— 

20 (1) 5 percent of the funds apportioned to the 

21 State under section 104(b) of title 23, United States 

22 Code, in the case of a State described in subpara23 graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(9); or 

24 (2) 5 percent of the funds apportioned to the 

25 State under section 165 of title 23, United States 


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1 Code, in the case of a State described in subpara2 graph (C) through (G) of subsection (a)(9). 

3 SEC. 3. SAFETY FOR USERS. 

4 Section 1442 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 

5 Public Law 114–94) is amended by striking subsection (a) 

6 and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 

8 State and metropolitan planning organization to adopt 

9 and implement standards for the design of Federal surface 

10 transportation projects that provide for the safe and ade11 quate accommodation of all users of the surface transpor12 tation network, including motorized and nonmotorized 

13 users, in all phases of project planning, development, and 

14 operation.’’. 

15 SEC. 4. COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN STANDARDS. 

16 Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is 

17 amended by adding at the end the following: 

18 ‘‘(t) COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN STANDARDS.— 

19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

20 after the date of enactment of the Complete Streets 

21 Act of 2024, the Secretary shall establish complete 

22 streets design standards that include— 

23 ‘‘(A) dedicated, protected bike lanes with 

24 advancing levels of protective design, consistent 


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1 with the traffic speed, volume, and number of 

2 lanes of the road; 

3 ‘‘(B) requirements for sidewalks and cross4 walks consistent with public right-of-way acces5 sibility guidelines; and 

6 ‘‘(C) guidelines for lighting and signaliza7 tion to promote safety. 

8 ‘‘(2) INITIAL REQUIREMENT.— 

9 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 

10 that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 

11 the Complete Streets Act of 2024, any project 

12 described in subparagraph (B) shall comply 

13 with the complete streets design standards es14 tablished under paragraph (1). 

15 ‘‘(B) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—Except as 

16 provided in paragraph (4), a project referred to 

17 in subparagraph (A) is a new project— 

18 ‘‘(i) on a Federal-aid highway that— 

19 ‘‘(I) is within the boundaries of a 

20 metropolitan planning area; and 

21 ‘‘(II) has scheduled, fixed-route 

22 transit service; 

23 ‘‘(ii) that uses funds apportioned to a 

24 State under section 104(b); and 


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1 ‘‘(iii)(I) for new construction or recon2 struction; or 

3 ‘‘(II) with a total cost of more than 

4 $10,000,000. 

5 ‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENT.— 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 

7 described in subparagraph (B), any project de8 scribed in subparagraph (C) shall comply with 

9 the complete streets design standards estab10 lished under paragraph (1). 

11 ‘‘(B) DATE DESCRIBED.—The date re12 ferred to in subparagraph (A) is, for each 

13 State, the earlier of— 

14 ‘‘(i) 5 years after the date of enact15 ment of the Complete Streets Act of 2024; 

16 and 

17 ‘‘(ii) the first statewide transportation 

18 improvement program for the State that 

19 begins after the deadline described in para20 graph (2)(A). 

21 ‘‘(C) PROJECTS DESCRIBED.—Except as 

22 provided in paragraph (4), a project referred to 

23 in subparagraph (A) is a new project— 


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1 ‘‘(i) on a Federal-aid highway that is 

2 within the boundaries of a metropolitan 

3 planning area; 

4 ‘‘(ii) that uses funds apportioned to a 

5 State under section 104(b); and 

6 ‘‘(iii)(I) for new construction or recon7 struction; or 

8 ‘‘(II) with a total cost of more than 

9 $10,000,000. 

10 ‘‘(4) EXEMPTIONS.—A project described in 

11 paragraph (2)(B) or paragraph (3)(C) shall not in12 clude— 

13 ‘‘(A) a limited access highway; 

14 ‘‘(B) any portion of a signalized arterial 

15 roadway adjacent to land that is zoned for 

16 heavy industrial purposes, unless that portion 

17 of the roadway has scheduled, fixed-route tran18 sit service; 

19 ‘‘(C) a facility that has a documented ab20 sence of current and future need; 

21 ‘‘(D) a facility for which a project that 

22 complies with the complete streets design stand23 ards established under paragraph (1) is already 

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1 ‘‘(E) a project for emergency repairs, ex2 cept that temporary accommodations for all 

3 modes shall be made, to the extent practicable. 

4 ‘‘(5) APPEALS.— 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State denies a 

6 proposal by a metropolitan planning organiza7 tion to carry out a project to comply with the 

8 complete streets design standards under para9 graph (1), the metropolitan planning organiza10 tion may submit to the applicable regional of11 fice of the Federal Highway Administration an 

12 appeal. 

13 ‘‘(B) SECONDARY REVIEW.—The metro14 politan planning organization may submit to 

15 the headquarters office of the Federal Highway 

16 Administration a request to review the deter17 mination of the regional office of the Federal 

18 Highway Administration under subparagraph 

19 (A). 

20 ‘‘(6) REPORTING.— 

21 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 

22 after the date of enactment of the Complete 

23 Streets Act of 2024 and every 2 years there24 after, each State shall submit to the Secretary 

25 and make publicly available an inventory of the 


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1 highway system of the State that shows which 

2 portions have ongoing and completed projects 

3 that comply with the complete streets design 

4 standards under paragraph (1). 

5 ‘‘(B) COST.—The Secretary shall make 

6 publicly available, and update as appropriate, a 

7 chart that shows the costs of complete streets 

8 design elements in different contexts and for 

9 different functional classifications.’’. 

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