I 
116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 529 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national intersection 
and interchange safety construction program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 14, 2019 
Mr. EMMER (for himself and Mr. STAUBER) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
national intersection and interchange safety construction 
program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Intersection 
and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 
2019’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTERSECTION AND INTERCHANGE 
SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
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portation shall establish a national intersection and inter-
change safety construction program (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to assist safety improvements 
for high-risk intersections and interchanges. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary may make a grant to a covered 
entity in accordance with this section. 
(2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under the Program on a competitive 
basis. 
(c) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 
only make a grant under the Program to assist a project 
that— 
(1) is eligible for funding under title 23, United 
States Code; and 
(2) will improve the safety of an intersection or 
interchange that is— 
(A) on the National Highway System; 
(B) used by an average of 50,000 vehicles 
a day; and 
(C) in immediate need of improvement 
with respect to safety. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
the Program, a covered entity shall submit to the Sec-
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retary an application in such form, at such time, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary determines is 
appropriate. 
(e) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount provided to 
a covered entity in a fiscal year through grants under the 
Program may not exceed 5 percent of the amount made 
available for all grants under the Program in that fiscal 
year. 
(f) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—At least 90 days be-
fore establishing the Program under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 
selection process the Secretary shall use in making grants 
under the Program. 
(g) COVERED ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered entity’’ means each of the following: 
(1) A State government entity. 
(2) A local government entity. 
(3) A territory of the United States. 
(4) A tribal government. 
(5) A metropolitan planning organization. 
(6) Any entity composed of 2 or more entities 
described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be 
appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund (other 
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than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out the 
Program $250,000,000 each fiscal year. 
(2) APPLICABILITY
OF
TITLE
23, 
UNITED 
STATES
CODE.—Funds authorized to be appro-
priated by paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) be available for obligation in the same 
manner as if those funds were apportioned 
under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
except that the Federal share of the cost of a 
project or activity carried out using those funds 
shall be 80 percent; and 
(B) remain available until expended and 
not be transferable. 
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