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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3562 

To allow States to use funding provided under the surface transportation 

block grant program and the highway safety improvement program to 

develop and implement vision zero plans in eligible localities, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 28, 2021 

Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Ms. PRESSLEY) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To allow States to use funding provided under the surface 

transportation block grant program and the highway 

safety 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 2021’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. VISION ZERO. 

2 (a) IN GENERAL.—A local government, metropolitan 

3 planning organization, or regional transportation planning 

4 organization may develop and implement a vision zero 

5 plan to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-re6 lated fatalities and serious injuries within a specified time7 frame, not to exceed 20 years. 

8 (b) USE OF FUNDS.—Amounts apportioned to a 

9 State under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 104(b) of title 

10 23, United States Code, may be used to carry out a vision 

11 zero plan under this section. 

12 (c) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A vision zero plan under 

13 this section shall include— 

14 (1) a description of programs, strategies, or 

15 policies intended to significantly reduce or eliminate 

16 transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries 

17 within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years, 

18 that is consistent with a State strategic highway 

19 safety plan and uses existing transportation data 

20 and consideration of risk factors; 

21 (2) plans for the implementation of, and edu22 cation of the public about, such programs, strate23 gies, and policies; 

24 (3) a description of how such programs, strate25 gies, or policies will— 


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1 (A) equitably invest in the safety needs of 

2 low-income and minority communities; and 

3 (B) protect the rights of members of such 

4 communities with respect to title VI of the Civil 

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

6 and 

7 (4) a description of a mechanism to evaluate 

8 progress of the development and implementation of 

9 the plan, including the gathering and use of trans10 portation safety and demographic data. 

11 (d) INCLUSIONS.—A vision zero plan may include a 

12 complete streets prioritization plan that identifies a spe13 cific list of projects to— 

14 (1) create a connected network of active trans15 portation facilities, including sidewalks, bikeways, or 

16 pedestrian and bicycle trails, to connect communities 

17 and provide safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient 

18 access to employment, housing, and services, con19 sistent with the goals described in section 150(b) of 

20 title 23, United States Code; 

21 (2) integrate active transportation facilities with 

22 public transportation service or improve access to 

23 public transportation; and 

24 (3) improve transportation options for low-in25 come and minority communities. 


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1 (e) COORDINATION.—A vision zero plan under this 

2 section shall provide for coordination of various subdivi3 sions of a unit of local government in the implementation 

4 of the plan. 

5 (f) RESTRICTION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Notwith6 standing any other provision of law, no Federal funds may 

7 be used to enforce a vision zero plan. 

8 (g) SAFETY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.—A vi9 sion zero plan under this section is not sufficient to dem10 onstrate compliance with the safety performance or plan11 ning requirements of section 148 or 150 of title 23, United 

12 States Code. 

13 (h) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 148.—Section 148 of 

14 title 23, United States Code, is amended— 

15 (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(xiii) by inserting ‘‘, 

16 including the development of a vision zero plan 

17 under the Vision Zero Act of 2021’’ after ‘‘safety 

18 planning’’; 

19 (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) by inserting ‘‘ex20 cessive design speeds and speed limits,’’ after ‘‘cross21 ing needs,’’; and 

22 (3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in23 cluding any efforts to reduce vehicle speed’’ after 

24 ‘‘under this section’’. 


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1 (i) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 150.—Section 

2 150(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 

3 inserting ‘‘or elimination’’ after ‘‘significant reduction’’. 

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