politan planning organization shall accommodate the 
safety and convenience of all users in accordance 
with complete streets principles. 
(b) INCLUSIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A law or policy described in 
subsection (a) shall— 
(A) apply to each federally funded project 
of each State department of transportation or 
metropolitan planning organization transpor-
tation improvement program; 
(B) include a statement that each project 
under the transportation improvement program 
makes streets or affected rights-of-way acces-
sible to the expected users of that facility, of all 
ages 
and 
abilities, 
including 
pedestrians, 
bicyclists, transit vehicles and users, freight ve-
hicles, and motorists; 
(C) except as provided in paragraph (2), 
apply to new road construction and road modi-
fication projects, including design, planning, 
construction, 
reconstruction, 
rehabilitation, 
maintenance, and operations, for the entire 
right-of-way; 
(D) indicate that improvements for the 
safe and convenient travel by pedestrians or 
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bicyclists of all ages and abilities on or across 
streets shall be fully assessed, considered, and 
documented as a routine element of pavement 
resurfacing projects; 
(E) delineate a clear procedure by which 
transportation improvement projects may be ex-
empted from complying with complete streets 
principles, which shall require— 
(i) approval by the appropriate senior 
manager, in accordance with subsection 
(d)(2); and 
(ii) documentation, with supporting 
data, that indicates the basis for such an 
exemption; 
(F) comply with up-to-date design stand-
ards, particularly standards relating to pro-
viding access for individuals with disabilities; 
(G) require that complete streets principles 
be applied in due consideration of the urban, 
suburban, or rural context in which a project is 
located; 
(H) include a list of performance stand-
ards with measurable outcomes to ensure that 
the transportation improvement program ad-
heres to complete streets principles; and 
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(I) directs agency staff to create an imple-
mentation plan. 
(2) EXCEPTION.—A law or policy described in 
subsection (a) shall not apply to a new road con-
struction or modification project for which, as of the 
effective date of the law or policy, at least 30 per-
cent of the design phase is completed. 
(c) 
EXEMPTION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—A law or policy described in subsection (a) shall 
allow for a project-specific exemption from an applicable 
complete streets policy if— 
(1)(A) an affected roadway prohibits, by law, 
use of the roadway by specified users, in which case 
a greater effort shall be made to accommodate those 
specified users elsewhere, including on roadways that 
cross or otherwise intersect with the affected road-
way; 
(B) the cost to the exempted project in achiev-
ing compliance with the applicable complete streets 
policy would be excessively disproportionate (as de-
fined in the 2001 Department of Transportation 
Guidance on Accommodating Bicycle and Pedestrian 
Travel), as compared to the need or probable use of 
a particular complete street; or 
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(C) the existing and planned population, em-
ployment densities, traffic volumes, or level of tran-
sit service around a particular roadway is so low, 
that the expected users of the roadway will not in-
clude pedestrians, public transportation, freight vehi-
cles, or bicyclists; and 
(2) the project-specific exemption is approved 
by— 
(A) a senior manager of the metropolitan 
planning organization that approved the trans-
portation improvement program containing the 
exempted project; 
(B) a senior manager of the relevant State 
department of transportation; or 
(C) in the case of a project for which nei-
ther the metropolitan planning organization nor 
the State department of transportation is the 
agency with primary transportation planning 
authority, a senior manager of the regional, 
county, or city agency responsible for planning 
and approval of the project. 
(d) INTEGRATION.—Each State department of trans-
portation and metropolitan planning organization imple-
menting a complete streets policy shall incorporate com-
plete streets principles into all aspects of the transpor-
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tation project development, programming, and delivery 
process, including project planning and identification, 
scoping procedures, design approvals, design manuals, and 
performance measures. 
(e) REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Each State department of 
transportation shall submit to the Secretary a report 
describing the implementation by the State of meas-
ures to achieve compliance with the requirements of 
this section, at such time, in such manner, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary may re-
quire. 
(2) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—On re-
ceipt of a report under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall determine whether the applicable State has 
achieved compliance with the requirements of this 
section. 
SEC. 4. CERTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
method of evaluating compliance by State departments of 
transportation and metropolitan planning organizations 
with the requirements of this Act, including a requirement 
that each State department of transportation and metro-
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politan planning organization shall submit to the Sec-
retary a report describing— 
(1) each complete streets policy adopted by the 
State department of transportation or metropolitan 
planning organization; 
(2) the means of implementation by the State 
department of transportation or metropolitan plan-
ning organization of the complete streets policy; and 
(3) the process for providing an exemption, 
from the requirements of the complete streets policy 
of the State department of transportation or metro-
politan planning organization. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report describing— 
(1) the method established under subsection 
(a); 
(2) the status of activities for adoption and im-
plementation by State departments of transportation 
and metropolitan planning organizations of complete 
streets policies; 
(3) the tools and resources provided by the Sec-
retary to State departments of transportation and 
metropolitan planning organizations to assist with 
that adoption and implementation; and 
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