TITLE I—EMERGENCY AND DIS-
ASTER 
RELIEF 
THROUGH 
INCENTIVIZING BETTER PRE-
PAREDNESS AND RESPONSE 
EFFORTS 
SEC. 1001. NATIONAL HIGHWAY PERFORMANCE PROGRAM. 
Section 119 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) to provide support for measures to in-
crease the resiliency of Federal-aid highways and 
bridges on and off the National Highway System to 
mitigate the impacts of sea level rise, extreme weath-
er events, flooding, or other natural disasters.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(k) PROTECTIVE FEATURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may use not more 
than 15 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
State under section 104(b)(1) for each fiscal year 
for one or more protective features on a Federal-aid 
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highway or bridge off the National Highway System, 
if the protective feature is designed to mitigate the 
risk of recurring damage, or the cost of future re-
pairs, from extreme weather events, flooding, or 
other natural disasters. 
‘‘(2) PROTECTIVE
FEATURES
DESCRIBED.—A 
protective feature referred to in paragraph (1) may 
include— 
‘‘(A) raising roadway grades; 
‘‘(B) relocating roadways in a base flood-
plain to higher ground above projected flood 
elevation levels or away from slide prone areas; 
‘‘(C) stabilizing slide areas; 
‘‘(D) stabilizing slopes; 
‘‘(E) installing riprap; 
‘‘(F) lengthening or raising bridges to in-
crease waterway openings; 
‘‘(G) deepening channels to prevent flood-
ing; 
‘‘(H) increasing the size or number of 
drainage structures; 
‘‘(I) replacing culverts with bridges or 
upsizing culverts; 
‘‘(J) repairing or maintaining tide gates; 
‘‘(K) installing seismic retrofits on bridges; 
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‘‘(L) adding scour protection at bridges; 
‘‘(M) adding scour, stream stability, coast-
al, or other hydraulic countermeasures, includ-
ing spur dikes; 
‘‘(N) the use of natural infrastructure to 
mitigate the risk of recurring damage or the 
cost of future repair from extreme weather 
events, flooding, or other natural disasters; and 
‘‘(O) any other features that mitigate the 
risk of recurring damage or the cost of future 
repair as a result of extreme weather events, 
flooding, or other natural disasters, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section limits the ability of a State to carry out a 
project otherwise eligible under subsection (d) using 
funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).’’. 
SEC. 1002. EMERGENCY RELIEF. 
Section 125 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘wildfire, 
sea level rise,’’ after ‘‘severe storm’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
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‘‘(b) RESTRICTION ON ELIGIBILITY.—Funds under 
this section shall not be used for the repair or reconstruc-
tion of a bridge that has been permanently closed to all 
vehicular traffic by the Federal, State, Tribal, or respon-
sible local official because of imminent danger of collapse 
due to a structural deficiency or physical deterioration.’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(i) by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘a facility that meets 
the current’’ and inserting the following: 
‘‘a facility that— 
‘‘(i) meets the current’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(ii) incorporates economically justifi-
able improvements designed to mitigate the 
risk of recurring damage from extreme 
weather events, flooding, or other natural 
disasters.’’; 
(B) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(3) 
through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), re-
spectively; and 
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(C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
‘‘(3) PROTECTIVE FEATURES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The cost of an im-
provement that is part of a project under this 
section shall be an eligible expense under this 
section if the improvement is a protective fea-
ture that is designed to mitigate the risk of re-
curring damage, or the cost of future repair, 
from extreme weather events, flooding, or other 
natural disasters. 
‘‘(B) 
PROTECTIVE
FEATURES
DE-
SCRIBED.—A protective feature referred to in 
subparagraph (A) may include— 
‘‘(i) raising roadway grades; 
‘‘(ii) relocating roadways in a base 
floodplain to higher ground above projected 
flood elevation levels or away from slide 
prone areas; 
‘‘(iii) stabilizing slide areas; 
‘‘(iv) stabilizing slopes; 
‘‘(v) installing riprap; 
‘‘(vi) lengthening or raising bridges to 
increase waterway openings; 
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‘‘(vii) deepening channels to prevent 
flooding; 
‘‘(viii) increasing the size or number 
of drainage structures; 
‘‘(ix) replacing culverts with bridges 
or upsizing culverts; 
‘‘(x) repairing or maintaining tide 
gates; 
‘‘(xi) installing seismic retrofits on 
bridges; 
‘‘(xii) adding scour protection at 
bridges; 
‘‘(xiii) adding scour, stream stability, 
coastal, and other hydraulic counter-
measures, including spur dikes; 
‘‘(xiv) the use of natural infrastruc-
ture to mitigate the risk of recurring dam-
age or the cost of future repair from ex-
treme weather events, flooding, or other 
natural disasters; and 
‘‘(xv) any other features that mitigate 
the risk of recurring damage or the cost of 
future repair as a result of extreme weath-
er events, flooding, or other natural disas-
ters, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 1003. DISASTER RELIEF MOBILIZATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) LOCAL COMMUNITY.—The term ‘‘local com-
munity’’ means— 
(A) a unit of local government; 
(B) a political subdivision of a State or 
local government; 
(C) a metropolitan planning organization 
(as defined in section 134(b) of title 23, United 
States Code); 
(D) a rural planning organization; or 
(E) a Tribal government. 
(2) PILOT
PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot pro-
gram’’ means the pilot program established by the 
Secretary under subsection (b). 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall establish 
and carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary 
shall provide grants to local communities to develop dis-
aster preparedness and disaster response plans that in-
clude the use of bicycles. 
(c) 
APPLICATION
AND
SELECTION
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) PARTNERSHIPS.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the pilot program, a local community 
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shall demonstrate plans to enter into a partnership 
with— 
(A) one or more nonprofit community or-
ganizations active in disaster relief or commu-
nity development; or 
(B) one or more bicycle or pedestrian ad-
vocacy organizations. 
(2) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a 
grant under the pilot program, a local community 
shall submit to the Secretary an application at such 
time, in such manner, and containing such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require, including an iden-
tification of each nonprofit community organization 
and bicycle or pedestrian advocacy organization with 
which the local community plans to establish a part-
nership under paragraph (1). 
(3) SELECTION.—For each fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall select not fewer than 4, and not more 
than 10, local communities that meet the eligibility 
requirements to receive a grant under the pilot pro-
gram. 
(d) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The maximum amount of 
a grant under the pilot program shall be $125,000. 
(e) USE OF FUNDS.— 
(1) VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Each recipient of a 
grant under the pilot program shall carry out a 
vulnerability assessment of the current infra-
structure of the applicable community that sup-
ports active transportation, including bicycling, 
walking, and personal mobility devices, with a 
particular focus on areas in the local commu-
nity that— 
(i) have low levels of vehicle owner-
ship; and 
(ii) lack sufficient active transpor-
tation infrastructure routes to public 
transportation. 
(B) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—In carrying 
out the vulnerability assessment under subpara-
graph (A), a grant recipient shall— 
(i) provide an opportunity for public 
participation and feedback; and 
(ii) consider public feedback in devel-
oping or modifying response plans under 
paragraph (2). 
(2) DISASTER PREPAREDNESS AND DISASTER 
RESPONSE PLANS.—Each recipient of a grant under 
the pilot program shall develop or modify, as appli-
cable, disaster preparedness and disaster response 
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plans to include the use of bicycles by first respond-
ers, emergency workers, and community organiza-
tion representatives— 
(A) during a mandatory or voluntary evac-
uation ordered by a Federal, State, Tribal, or 
local government entity— 
(i) to notify residents of the need to 
evacuate; 
(ii) to evacuate individuals and goods; 
and 
(iii) to reach individuals who are in 
need of first aid and medical assistance; 
and 
(B) after a disaster or emergency declared 
by a Federal, State, Tribal, or local government 
entity— 
(i) to participate in search and rescue 
activities; 
(ii) to carry commodities to be used 
for life-saving or life-sustaining purposes, 
including— 
(I) water; 
(II) food; 
(III) first aid and other medical 
supplies; and 
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(IV) power sources and electric 
supplies, such as cell phones, radios, 
lights, and batteries; 
(iii) to reach individuals who are in 
need of the items described in clause (ii); 
and 
(iv) to assist with other disaster relief 
tasks, as appropriate. 
(3) PREPAREDNESS TRAINING, EXERCISES, AND 
EQUIPMENT.—Each recipient of a grant under the 
pilot program shall— 
(A) provide training for first responders, 
emergency workers, and community organiza-
tion representatives regarding— 
(i) competent bicycle skills, including 
the use of cargo bicycles and electric bicy-
cles, as applicable; 
(ii) basic bicycle maintenance; and 
(iii) methods to use bicycles to carry 
out the activities described in subpara-
graphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2); 
(B) conduct exercises for the purpose of— 
(i) exercising the skills described in 
subparagraph (A); and 
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(ii) maintaining bicycles and related 
equipment; and 
(C) provide bicycles, as necessary and ap-
propriate, to each community organization act-
ing in partnership with the recipient to allow 
representatives of the organization to assist in 
disaster preparedness and disaster response ef-
forts. 
(f) REPORT.—Not later than 3 years after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
Congress a report that— 
(1) describes the activities carried out under the 
pilot program; 
(2) analyzes the effectiveness of the pilot pro-
gram; and 
(3) includes recommendations, if any, regarding 
methods by which to incorporate bicycles into dis-
aster preparedness and disaster response plans in 
other communities. 
SEC. 1004. IMPROVED BENEFIT FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENTS 
FOR EMERGENCY PROJECTS. 
Section 5(a)(2)(A) of the Flood Control Act of 1941 
(33 U.S.C. 701n(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(A) CONSIDERATION
OF
BENEFITS.—In 
preparing a cost and benefit feasibility assess-
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ment for any emergency project described in 
paragraph (1), the Chief of Engineers shall con-
sider— 
‘‘(i) the benefits to be gained by such 
project for the protection of— 
‘‘(I) residential establishments; 
‘‘(II) commercial establishments, 
including the protection of inventory; 
and 
‘‘(III) 
agricultural 
establish-
ments, including the protection of 
crops; and 
‘‘(ii) the benefits to navigation to be 
gained by such project.’’. 
SEC. 1005. ENHANCED EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION OF 
RISK. 
Section 3027(d) of the Water Resources Reform and 
Development Act of 2014 (33 U.S.C. 709c(d)) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, or when the National Weather Service fore-
casts a possibility that precipitation or runoff will exceed,’’ 
after ‘‘when precipitation or runoff exceeds’’. 
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TITLE 
II—CREATING 
SAFER 
COMMUNITIES BY REDUCING 
THREATS 
AND 
INCREASING 
COORDINATION WHILE PRO-
TECTING 
SECOND 
AMEND-
MENT RIGHTS 
SEC. 2001. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. 
Section 1404 of SAFETEA–LU (23 U.S.C. 402 note; 
Public Law 109–59) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘primary and 
middle’’ and inserting ‘‘primary, middle, and high’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (k)(2)— 
(A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘PRIMARY 
AND MIDDLE’’ and inserting ‘‘PRIMARY, MID-
DLE, AND HIGH’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘primary and middle’’ and 
inserting ‘‘primary, middle, and high’’; and 
(C) by striking ‘‘eighth grade’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘12th grade’’. 
SEC. 2002. SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. 
(a) FORMULA SAFETY INCENTIVE PROGRAM.—Chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following: 
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‘‘§ 171. Formula safety incentive program 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION; 
URBANIZED AREA.—The terms ‘metropolitan plan-
ning organization’ and ‘urbanized area’ have the 
meaning given those terms in section 134(b). 
‘‘(2) TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT AREA.— 
The term ‘transportation management area’ means 
a transportation management area identified or des-
ignated by the Secretary under section 134(k)(1). 
‘‘(3) VULNERABLE
ROAD
USER.—The term 
‘vulnerable road user’ means a nonmotorist (as that 
term is used in the Fatality Analysis Reporting Sys-
tem of the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin-
istration). 
‘‘(4) VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY FOCUS 
AREA.—The term ‘vulnerable road user safety focus 
area’ means— 
‘‘(A) an urbanized area with combined fa-
tality rate of vulnerable road users that is 
greater than 1.5 per 100,000 individuals; or 
‘‘(B) a State in which fatalities of vulner-
able road users combined represents not less 
than 15 percent of the total annual crash fatali-
ties in the State. 
‘‘(b) FORMULA FUNDING AWARDS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall distribute among the States the 
amounts made available to carry out this section for 
that fiscal year in accordance with paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) DISTRIBUTION.—The amount for each 
State shall be determined by multiplying the total 
amount of funding made available to carry out this 
section for the applicable fiscal year by the ratio 
that— 
‘‘(A) the total base apportionment for the 
State under section 104(c); bears to 
‘‘(B) the total base apportionments for all 
States under section 104(c). 
‘‘(c) SAFETY SUPPLEMENTAL.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—A State shall use 50 per-
cent of the amount distributed to the State under 
subsection (b) for each fiscal year to carry out the 
eligible activities under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) 
STATES.—Subject 
to 
paragraph 
(4)(A), a State shall use the funds under para-
graph (1) for a highway safety improvement 
project or strategy included on the State stra-
tegic highway safety plan (as defined in section 
148(a)) of the State. 
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‘‘(B) 
MPOs.—Subject 
to 
paragraph 
(4)(B), a metropolitan planning organization 
that is required to obligate funds under sub-
section (e) shall use the funds under paragraph 
(1) for a highway safety improvement project 
(as defined in section 148(a)). 
‘‘(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out with funds under 
paragraph (1) shall be determined in accordance 
with section 120. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATION ON FLEXIBILITY.— 
‘‘(A) 
STATES.—Notwithstanding 
para-
graph (2)(A), a State that is a vulnerable road 
user safety focus area shall use the funds under 
paragraph (1) for a highway safety improve-
ment project (as defined in section 148(a)) to 
improve the safety of vulnerable road users, re-
gardless of whether the project is included on 
the State strategic highway safety plan (as de-
fined in section 148(a)) of the State. 
‘‘(B) MPOs.—Notwithstanding paragraph 
(2)(B), a metropolitan planning organization 
that is required to obligate funds under sub-
section (e) that contains an area designated as 
a vulnerable road user safety focus area shall 
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use the funds under paragraph (1) for a high-
way safety improvement project (as defined in 
section 148(a)) to improve the safety of vulner-
able road users. 
‘‘(d) SAFETY PLANNING INCENTIVE.— 
‘‘(1) VULNERABLE ROAD USER SAFETY ASSESS-
MENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State may, in con-
sultation with metropolitan planning organiza-
tions within the State, develop and publish a 
State vulnerable road user safety assessment 
described in subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) STATE
VULNERABLE
ROAD
USER 
SAFETY
ASSESSMENT
DESCRIBED.—A vulner-
able road user safety assessment referred to in 
subparagraph (A) is an assessment of the safe-
ty performance of the State with respect to vul-
nerable road users and the plan of the State, 
developed in consultation with the metropolitan 
planning organizations within the State, if any, 
to improve the safety of vulnerable road users, 
which shall— 
‘‘(i) include the approximate location 
within the State of each vulnerable road 
user fatality during the most recently re-
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ported 2-year period of final data from the 
Fatality Analysis Reporting System of the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Adminis-
tration and the operating speed of the 
roadway at that location; 
‘‘(ii) include the corridors within the 
State on which a vulnerable road user fa-
tality has occurred during the most re-
cently reported 2-year period of final data 
from the Fatality Analysis Reporting Sys-
tem of the National Highway Traffic Safe-
ty Administration and the operating speeds 
of those corridors; 
‘‘(iii) include a list of projects within 
the State that primarily address the safety 
of vulnerable road users that— 
‘‘(I) have been completed during 
the 2 most recent fiscal years prior to 
date of the publication of the vulner-
able road user safety assessment, in-
cluding the amount of funding that 
has been dedicated to those projects, 
described in total amounts and as a 
percentage of total capital expendi-
tures; 
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‘‘(II) are planned to be completed 
during the 2 fiscal years following the 
date of the publication of the vulner-
able road user assessment, including 
the amount of funding that the State 
plans 
to 
be 
dedicated 
to 
those 
projects, described in total amounts 
and as a percentage of total capital 
expenditures; and 
‘‘(III) have the potential to be in-
cluded on the list described in sub-
clause (II) once the permitting and 
approval processes for those projects 
are complete, including the reason for 
the delay in the completion of those 
processes, if any; and 
‘‘(iv) be reviewed and certified by the 
Secretary to have met the requirements of 
this subparagraph. 
‘‘(2) ACCELERATION OF SAFETY PROJECT DE-
LIVERY.—For each project identified by a State 
under paragraph (1)(B)(iii)(III), to the maximum 
extent practicable, the Secretary, in consultation 
with the State, shall use the authority under section 
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1420 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; Public 
Law 114–94) to accelerate delivery of the project. 
‘‘(3) SAFETY PLAN INCENTIVE.—A State shall 
use 50 percent of the amounts made available to the 
State under subsection (b) for each fiscal year to 
carry out eligible activities under paragraph (4). 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE ACTIVITIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A State and any met-
ropolitan planning organization in the State 
that is required to obligate funds under sub-
section (e) may use funds under paragraph (3) 
for a project or strategy described in subsection 
(c)(2). 
‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL
ELIGIBILITY
INCEN-
TIVE.—In addition to the eligible activities 
under subparagraph (A), a State and any met-
ropolitan planning organization in the State 
that is required to obligate funds under sub-
section (e) may use the funds under paragraph 
(3) for a project eligible under section 133(b) 
if— 
‘‘(i) the State has, within the fiscal 
year prior to the fiscal year in which the 
Secretary is making the grant or by a 
deadline established by the Secretary in 
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the fiscal year in which the Secretary is 
making the grant, conducted and published 
a vulnerable road user safety assessment 
described in paragraph (1)(B) that has 
been approved by the Secretary under 
clause (iv) of that paragraph; or 
‘‘(ii) for a State that has previously 
published a vulnerable road user safety as-
sessment described in paragraph (1)(B) 
that has been approved by the Secretary 
under clause (iv) of that paragraph— 
‘‘(I) the State has, within the fis-
cal year prior to the fiscal year in 
which the Secretary is making the 
grant or by a deadline established by 
the Secretary in the fiscal year in 
which the Secretary is making the 
grant, updated the estimates de-
scribed in clauses (i) and (ii) of para-
graph (1)(B); and 
‘‘(II) the State and the metro-
politan planning organization have, 
within the 4 fiscal years prior to the 
fiscal year in which the Secretary is 
making the grant or by a deadline es-
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tablished by the Secretary in the fiscal 
year in which the Secretary is making 
the grant, incorporated a vulnerable 
road user safety assessment described 
in paragraph (1)(B) into— 
‘‘(aa) a long-range transpor-
tation plan developed by the met-
ropolitan planning organization 
under section 134(c), if any; and 
‘‘(bb) the long-range state-
wide transportation plan devel-
oped by the State under section 
135(f)(1). 
‘‘(5) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of 
the cost of a project carried out using funds under 
paragraph (3)— 
‘‘(A) in the case of a State or metropolitan 
planning organization within a State that meets 
the requirements under paragraph (4)(B), may 
be up to 100 percent, at the discretion of the 
State; and 
‘‘(B) in the case of a State or metropolitan 
planning organization within a State that is not 
described in subparagraph (A), shall be deter-
mined in accordance with section 120. 
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‘‘(e) SUBALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For each fiscal year, of the 
funds made available to a State under subsections 
(c) and (d)— 
‘‘(A) 65 percent of each amount shall be 
obligated, in proportion to their relative shares 
of the population of the State— 
‘‘(i) in urbanized areas of the State 
with an urbanized area population of over 
200,000; and 
‘‘(ii) in other areas of the State; and 
‘‘(B) the remainder may be obligated in 
any area of the State. 
‘‘(2) METROPOLITAN AREAS.—Funds attributed 
to an urbanized area under paragraph (1)(A)(i) may 
be obligated in the metropolitan area established 
under section 134 that encompasses the urbanized 
area. 
‘‘(3) DISTRIBUTION AMONG URBANIZED AREAS 
OF OVER 200,000 POPULATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the amount that a State is 
required to obligate under paragraph (1)(A)(i) 
shall be obligated in urbanized areas described 
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in paragraph (1)(A)(i) based on the relative 
population of the areas. 
‘‘(B) OTHER
FACTORS.—The State may 
obligate the funds described in subparagraph 
(A) based on other factors if— 
‘‘(i) the State and the relevant metro-
politan planning organizations jointly apply 
to the Secretary for the permission to base 
the obligation on other factors; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary grants the request. 
‘‘(4) CONSULTATION IN URBANIZED AREAS.— 
Before obligating funds for an activity under sub-
section (c) or (d) in an urbanized area that is not 
a transportation management area, a State shall 
consult with any metropolitan planning organization 
that represents the urbanized area prior to deter-
mining which activities should be carried out. 
‘‘(5) CONSULTATION IN RURAL AREAS.—Before 
obligating funds for an eligible activity under sub-
sections (c) and (d) in a rural area, a State shall 
consult with any regional transportation planning 
organization or metropolitan planning organization 
that represents a rural area of the State prior to de-
termining which activities should be carried out.’’. 
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(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions for chapter I of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘171. Formula safety incentive program.’’. 
SEC. 2003. STOPPING THREATS ON PEDESTRIANS. 
(a) 
DEFINITION
OF
BOLLARD
INSTALLATION 
PROJECT.—In this section, the term ‘‘bollard installation 
project’’ means a project to install raised concrete or metal 
posts on a sidewalk adjacent to a roadway that are de-
signed to slow or stop a motor vehicle. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of enactment of this Act and subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Secretary shall establish and 
carry out a competitive grant pilot program to provide as-
sistance to local government entities for bollard installa-
tion projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and 
acts of terrorism in areas used by large numbers of pedes-
trians. 
(c) APPLICATION.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a local government entity shall submit 
to the Secretary an application at such time, in such form, 
and containing such information as the Secretary deter-
mines to be appropriate, which shall include, at a min-
imum— 
(1) a description of the proposed bollard instal-
lation project to be carried out; 
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(2) a description of the pedestrian injury or ter-
rorism risks with respect to the proposed installation 
area; and 
(3) an analysis of how the proposed bollard in-
stallation project will mitigate those risks. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—A recipient of a grant under 
this section may only use the grant funds for a bollard 
installation project. 
(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
costs of a bollard installation project carried out with a 
grant under this section may be up to 100 percent. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 
through 2025. 
SEC. 2004. CYBER SECURITY TOOL; CYBER COORDINATOR. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the Federal 
Highway Administration. 
(2) CYBER INCIDENT.—The term ‘‘cyber inci-
dent’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘significant 
cyber incident’’ in Presidential Policy Directive–41 
(July 26, 2016, relating to cyber incident coordina-
tion). 
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(3) TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.—The term 
‘‘transportation authority’’ means— 
(A) a public authority (as defined in sec-
tion 101(a) of title 23, United States Code); 
(B) an owner or operator of a highway (as 
defined in section 101(a) of title 23, United 
States Code); 
(C) a manufacturer that manufactures a 
product related to transportation; and 
(D) a division office of the Federal High-
way Administration. 
(b) CYBERSECURITY TOOL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall develop a tool to assist transportation authori-
ties in identifying, detecting, protecting against, re-
sponding to, and recovering from cyber incidents. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing the tool 
under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall— 
(A) use the cybersecurity framework estab-
lished by the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology and required by Executive 
Order 13636 of February 12, 2013 (78 Fed. 
Reg. 11739; relating to improving critical infra-
structure cybersecurity); 
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(B) establish a structured cybersecurity as-
sessment and development program; 
(C) consult with appropriate transportation 
authorities, operating agencies, industry stake-
holders, and cybersecurity experts; and 
(D) provide for a period of public comment 
and review on the tool. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF CYBER COORDINATOR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
shall designate an office as a ‘‘cyber coordinator’’, 
which shall be responsible for monitoring, alerting, 
and advising transportation authorities of cyber inci-
dents. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The office designated 
under paragraph (1) shall— 
(A) provide to transportation authorities a 
secure method of notifying a single Federal en-
tity of cyber incidents; 
(B) monitor cyber incidents that affect 
transportation authorities; 
(C) alert transportation authorities to 
cyber incidents that affect those transportation 
authorities; 
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(D) investigate unaddressed cyber inci-
dents that affect transportation authorities; and 
(E) provide to transportation authorities 
educational resources, outreach, and awareness 
on fundamental principles and best practices in 
cybersecurity for transportation systems. 
SEC. 2005. INCREASED SELF DEFENSE ON RECREATIONAL 
LANDS. 
(a) PROTECTING THE RIGHT OF INDIVIDUALS TO 
BEAR ARMS
AT WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT 
PROJECTS.—The Secretary of the Army shall not promul-
gate or enforce any regulation that prohibits an individual 
from possessing a firearm, including an assembled, func-
tional, or loaded firearm, at a water resources development 
project covered under section 327.0 of title 36, Code of 
Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment 
of this Act), if— 
(1) the individual is not otherwise prohibited by 
law from possessing the firearm; and 
(2) the possession of the firearm is in compli-
ance with the law of the State in which the water 
resources development project is located. 
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TITLE III—STREAMLINING FED-
ERAL BUREAUCRACY FOR EF-
FICIENT 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
REVIEWS ON FEDERAL AND 
TRIBAL 
TRANSPORTATION 
INITIATIVES 
SEC. 3001. EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR 
PROJECT DECISION MAKING AND ONE FED-
ERAL DECISION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 139 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘deci-
sionmaking’’ and inserting ‘‘decisionmaking 
and One Federal Decision’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) 
by 
redesignating 
paragraphs 
(2) 
through (8) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (8), 
(9), (10), and (11), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
following: 
‘‘(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The term ‘authoriza-
tion’ means any environmental license, permit, ap-
proval, finding, or other administrative decision re-
lated to the environmental review process that is re-
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quired under Federal law to site, construct, or re-
construct a project. 
‘‘(3) ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENT.—The term 
‘environmental document’ includes an environmental 
assessment, finding of no significant impact, notice 
of intent, environmental impact statement, or record 
of decision under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (5) 
(as so redesignated), by striking ‘‘process for 
and completion of any environmental permit’’ 
and inserting ‘‘process and schedule, including 
a timetable for and completion of any environ-
mental permit’’; and 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so 
redesignated) the following: 
‘‘(7) MAJOR PROJECT.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘major 
project’ means a project for which— 
‘‘(i) multiple permits, approvals, re-
views, or studies are required under a Fed-
eral law other than the National Environ-
mental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.); 
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(i) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking 
the period at the end and inserting ‘‘; 
and’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) to calculate annually the average 
time taken by the lead agency to complete all 
environmental documents for each project dur-
ing the previous fiscal year.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(7) 
PROCESS
IMPROVEMENTS
FOR 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
review— 
‘‘(i) existing practices, procedures, 
rules, regulations, and applicable laws to 
identify impediments to meeting the re-
quirements applicable to projects under 
this section; and 
‘‘(ii) best practices, programmatic 
agreements, and potential changes to inter-
nal departmental procedures that would fa-
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cilitate an efficient environmental review 
process for projects. 
‘‘(B) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the 
review under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
shall consult, as appropriate, with the heads of 
other Federal agencies that participate in the 
environmental review process. 
‘‘(C) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the America’s 
Transportation Infrastructure Act of 2019, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on En-
vironment and Public Works of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives a re-
port that includes— 
‘‘(i) the results of the review under 
subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(ii) an analysis of whether additional 
funding would help the Secretary meet the 
requirements applicable to projects under 
this section.’’; 
(5) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (8)— 
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(i) in the paragraph heading, by strik-
ing ‘‘NEPA’’ and inserting ‘‘ENVIRON-
MENTAL’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A)— 
(I) by inserting ‘‘and except as 
provided in subparagraph (D)’’ after 
‘‘paragraph (7)’’; 
(II) by striking ‘‘permits’’ and in-
serting ‘‘authorizations’’; and 
(III) by striking ‘‘single environ-
ment document’’ and inserting ‘‘single 
environmental document for each kind 
of environmental document’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (B)(i)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘an environmental 
document’’ and inserting ‘‘environ-
mental documents’’; and 
(II) by striking ‘‘permits issued’’ 
and inserting ‘‘authorizations’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(D) EXCEPTIONS.—The lead agency may 
waive the application of subparagraph (A) with 
respect to a project if— 
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‘‘(i) the project sponsor requests that 
agencies issue separate environmental doc-
uments; 
‘‘(ii) the obligations of a cooperating 
agency or participating agency under the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) have al-
ready been satisfied with respect to the 
project; or 
‘‘(iii) the lead agency determines that 
reliance on a single environmental docu-
ment (as described in subparagraph (A)) 
would not facilitate timely completion of 
the environmental review process for the 
project.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) TIMELY
AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR
MAJOR 
PROJECTS.— 
‘‘(A) DEADLINE.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (C), all authorization decisions 
necessary for the construction of a major 
project shall be completed by not later than 90 
days after the date of the issuance of a record 
of decision for the major project. 
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‘‘(B) DETAIL.—The final environmental 
impact statement for a major project shall in-
clude an adequate level of detail to inform deci-
sions necessary for the role of the participating 
agencies in the environmental review process. 
‘‘(C) EXTENSION
OF
DEADLINE.—The 
head of the lead agency may extend the dead-
line under subparagraph (A) if— 
‘‘(i) Federal law prohibits the lead 
agency or another agency from issuing an 
approval or permit within the period de-
scribed in that subparagraph; 
‘‘(ii) the project sponsor requests that 
the permit or approval follow a different 
timeline; or 
‘‘(iii) an extension would facilitate 
completion of the environmental review and 
authorization 
process 
of 
the 
major 
project.’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B)— 
(i) in clause (ii)(IV), by striking 
‘‘schedule for and cost of’’ and inserting 
‘‘time required by an agency to conduct an 
environmental review and make decisions 
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under applicable Federal law relating to a 
project (including the issuance or denial of 
a permit or license) and the cost of’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(iii) MAJOR PROJECT SCHEDULE.— 
To the maximum extent practicable and 
consistent with applicable Federal law, in 
the case of a major project, the lead agen-
cy shall develop, in concurrence with the 
project sponsor, a schedule for the major 
project that is consistent with an agency 
average of not more than 2 years for the 
completion of the environmental review 
process for major projects, as measured 
from, as applicable— 
‘‘(I) the date of publication of a 
notice of intent to prepare an environ-
mental impact statement to the record 
of decision; or 
‘‘(II) the date on which the head 
of the lead agency determines that an 
environmental assessment is required 
to a finding of no significant impact.’’; 
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(B) by striking subparagraph (D) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(D) MODIFICATION.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in clause (ii), the lead agency may 
lengthen or shorten a schedule established 
under subparagraph (B) for good cause. 
‘‘(ii) EXCEPTIONS.— 
‘‘(I) MAJOR
PROJECTS.—In the 
case of a major project, the lead agen-
cy may lengthen a schedule under 
clause (i) for a cooperating Federal 
agency by not more than 1 year after 
the latest deadline established for the 
major project by the lead agency. 
‘‘(II) 
SHORTENED
SCHED-
ULES.—The lead agency may not 
shorten a schedule under clause (i) if 
doing so would impair the ability of a 
cooperating Federal agency to conduct 
necessary analyses or otherwise carry 
out relevant obligations of the Federal 
agency for the project.’’; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
subparagraph (F); and 
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(D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) 
the following: 
‘‘(E) FAILURE TO MEET DEADLINE.—If a 
cooperating Federal agency fails to meet a 
deadline 
established 
under 
subparagraph 
(D)(ii)(I)— 
‘‘(i) the cooperating Federal agency 
shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
describes the reasons why the deadline was 
not met; and 
‘‘(ii) the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) transmit to the Committee 
on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a copy 
of the report under clause (i); and 
‘‘(II) make the report under 
clause (i) publicly available on the 
internet.’’; and 
(7) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(p) ACCOUNTABILITY AND REPORTING FOR MAJOR 
PROJECTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a performance accountability system to track 
each major project. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENTS.—The performance ac-
countability system under paragraph (1) shall, for 
each major project, track, at a minimum— 
‘‘(A) the environmental review process for 
the major project, including the project sched-
ule; 
‘‘(B) whether the lead agency, cooperating 
agencies, and participating agencies are meet-
ing the schedule established for the environ-
mental review process; and 
‘‘(C) the time taken to complete the envi-
ronmental review process. 
‘‘(q) DEVELOPMENT
OF
CATEGORICAL
EXCLU-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this subsection, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) in consultation with the agencies de-
scribed in paragraph (2), identify the categor-
ical exclusions described in section 771.117 of 
title 23, Code of Federal Regulations (or suc-
cessor regulations), that would accelerate deliv-
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ery of a project if those categorical exclusions 
were available to those agencies; 
‘‘(B) collect existing documentation and 
substantiating information on the categorical 
exclusions described in subparagraph (A); and 
‘‘(C) provide to each agency described in 
paragraph (2) a list of the categorical exclu-
sions identified under subparagraph (A) and 
the documentation and substantiating informa-
tion under subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(2) AGENCIES DESCRIBED.—The agencies re-
ferred to in paragraph (1) are— 
‘‘(A) the Department of the Interior; 
‘‘(B) the Department of the Army; 
‘‘(C) the Department of Commerce; 
‘‘(D) the Department of Agriculture; 
‘‘(E) the Department of Energy; 
‘‘(F) the Department of Defense; and 
‘‘(G) any other Federal agency that has 
participated in an environmental review process 
for a project, as determined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(3) ADOPTION
OF
CATEGORICAL
EXCLU-
SIONS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the Secretary provides 
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the list under paragraph (1)(C), an agency de-
scribed in paragraph (2) shall publish a notice 
of proposed rulemaking to propose any categor-
ical exclusions from the list applicable to the 
agency, subject to the condition that the cat-
egorical exclusion identified under paragraph 
(1)(A) meets the criteria for a categorical exclu-
sion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code of 
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations). 
‘‘(B) PUBLIC COMMENT.—In a notice of 
proposed rulemaking under subparagraph (A), 
the applicable agency may solicit comments on 
whether any of the proposed new categorical ex-
clusions meet the criteria for a categorical ex-
clusion under section 1508.4 of title 40, Code 
of Federal Regulations (or successor regula-
tions).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by strik-
ing the item relating to section 139 and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘139. Efficient environmental reviews for project decisionmaking and One Fed-
eral Decision.’’. 
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SEC. 3002. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS FOR CERTAIN TRIB-
AL TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES. 
(a) SECRETARY.—In this section, the term ‘‘Sec-
retary’’ means the Secretary of the Interior. 
(b) DEFINITION OF TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SAFE-
TY PROJECT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In this section, the term 
‘‘tribal transportation safety project’’ means a 
project described in paragraph (2) that is eligible for 
funding under section 202 of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described 
in this paragraph is a project that corrects or im-
proves a hazardous road location or feature or ad-
dresses a highway safety problem through one or 
more of the activities described in any of the clauses 
under section 148(a)(4)(B) of title 23, United States 
Code. 
(c) REVIEWS OF TRIBAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of Transportation, as applicable, or the head 
of another Federal agency responsible for a decision 
related to a tribal transportation safety project shall 
complete any approval or decision for the review of 
the tribal transportation safety project required 
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under the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) or any other applica-
ble Federal law on an expeditious basis using the 
shortest existing applicable process. 
(2) REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS.—Not later than 
45 days after the date of receipt of a complete appli-
cation by an Indian tribe for approval of a tribal 
transportation safety project, the Secretary or the 
Secretary of Transportation, as applicable, shall— 
(A) take final action on the application; or 
(B) provide the Indian tribe a schedule for 
completion of the review described in paragraph 
(1), including the identification of any other 
Federal agency that has jurisdiction with re-
spect to the project. 
(3) 
DECISIONS
UNDER
OTHER
FEDERAL 
LAWS.—In any case in which a decision under any 
other Federal law relating to a tribal transportation 
safety project (including the issuance or denial of a 
permit or license) is required, not later than 45 days 
after the Secretary or the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, as applicable, has made all decisions of the 
lead agency under the National Environmental Pol-
icy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with re-
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spect to the project, the head of the Federal agency 
responsible for the decision shall— 
(A) make the applicable decision; or 
(B) provide the Indian tribe a schedule for 
making the decision. 
(4) EXTENSIONS.—The Secretary or the Sec-
retary of Transportation, as applicable, or the head 
of the Federal agency may extend the period under 
paragraph (2) or (3), as applicable, by an additional 
30 days by providing the Indian tribe notice of the 
extension, including a statement of the need for the 
extension. 
(5) NOTIFICATION AND EXPLANATION.—In any 
case in which a required action is not completed by 
the deadline under paragraph (2), (3), or (4), as ap-
plicable, the Secretary, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation, or the head of a Federal agency, as applica-
ble, shall— 
(A) notify the Committees on Indian Af-
fairs and Environment and Public Works of the 
Senate and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives of the 
failure to comply with the deadline; and 
(B) provide to the Committees described in 
subparagraph (A) a detailed explanation of the 
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reasons for the failure to comply with the dead-
line. 
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