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105TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. 1155

To amend title 23, United States Code, to make safety a priority of the

Federal-aid highway program.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

SEPTEMBER 9, 1997

Mr. KERREY introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred

to the Committee on Environment and Public Works

A BILL

To amend title 23, United States Code, to make safety

a priority of the Federal-aid highway program.

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 ‘‘Highway Safety Prior5 ity Act’’.

6 SEC. 2. SAFETY OF FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS.

7 (a) APPROVAL OF 3R PROJECTS ON NATIONAL

8 HIGHWAY SYSTEM.—Section 106(b)(1) of title 23, United

9 States Code, is amended by inserting before the period at
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1 the end the following: ‘‘and includes the use of full-width

2 lanes and shoulders’’.

3 (b) STANDARDS.—Section 109 of title 23, United

4 States Code, is amended—

5 (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the

6 following:

7 ‘‘(3) SAFETY.—To the maximum extent prac8 ticable, a design described in paragraph (1) shall in9 clude the use of full-width lanes and shoulders to en10 hance highway and bridge safety.’’; and

11 (2) in subsection (p), by adding at the end the

12 following: ‘‘The laws (including regulations, direc13 tives, and standards) shall ensure appropriate road14 side safety improvements, lane and shoulder widen15 ing, alignment and sight distance improvements, and

16 conspicuous traffic control devices and pavement

17 markings.’’.

18 (c) CERTIFICATION ACCEPTANCE.—Section 117(b) of

19 title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting be20 fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, including

21 standards that preserve and enhance the safety and mobil22 ity of highway users’’.

23 (d) SET ASIDE FOR 4R PROJECTS.—Section

24 118(c)(2)(B) of title 23, United States Code, is amended
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1 by inserting before the period at the end the following:

2 ‘‘and that improves safety while reducing congestion’’.

3 (e) METROPOLITAN PLANNING.—Section 134 of title

4 23, United States Code, is amended—

5 (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by in6 serting ‘‘safety and’’ after ‘‘maximize’’;

7 (2) in subsection (f)—

8 (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘safety

9 and’’ after ‘‘more’’;

10 (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4)

11 through (16) as paragraphs (5) through (17),

12 respectively;

13 (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the

14 following:

15 ‘‘(4) The need to prevent accidents involving

16 rail and road users, including bicyclists, pedestrians,

17 and motor vehicles, and to reduce the frequency and

18 severity of such accidents.’’;

19 (D) in paragraph (12) (as redesignated by

20 subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘safe and’’

21 after ‘‘enhance the’’; and

22 (E) in paragraph (14) (as redesignated by

23 subparagraph (B)), by inserting ‘‘safety,’’ after

24 ‘‘economic,’’; and

25 (3) in subsection (g)(2)(C)—
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1 (A) in clause (i), by inserting ‘‘and safety’’

2 after ‘‘operational’’; and

3 (B) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘safety

4 and’’ after ‘‘maximize the’’.

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