SEC. 2. VISION ZERO PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 1 of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 171. Vision zero plans 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Funds made available to carry 
out this section may be used by a State to— 
‘‘(1) develop and implement vision zero plans in 
an eligible locality to eliminate transportation-related 
fatalities and serious injuries in such locality within 
a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years; and 
‘‘(2) carry out activities pursuant to such plans. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A vision zero plan de-
scribed in subsection (a) shall include— 
‘‘(1) a description of projects or policies in-
tended to eliminate transportation-related fatalities 
and serious injuries within a specified timeframe, 
not to exceed 20 years, using existing transportation 
and health data and consideration of risk factors, 
which may include— 
‘‘(A) an evaluation of how development 
and implementation of safety-focused auto-
motive technologies, vehicle-to-vehicle commu-
nication, and vehicle-to-infrastructure commu-
nication can help eliminate transportation-re-
lated fatalities and serious injuries; and 
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‘‘(B) 
roadway 
design 
guidance 
that 
prioritizes the safety of all users, with a focus 
on reducing speeds to the extent practicable 
within State law and separating modes of trans-
portation; 
‘‘(2) plans for implementation of, education of 
the public about, and enforcement of such projects 
or policies; 
‘‘(3) a description of how such policies, projects, 
and enforcement will— 
‘‘(A) equitably invest in the safety needs of 
low-income and minority communities; 
‘‘(B) ensure that such communities are not 
disproportionately targeted by law enforcement; 
and 
‘‘(C) protect the rights of members of such 
communities with respect to title VI of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.); 
‘‘(4) a description of the required involvement 
and expected collaboration of various subdivisions of 
a unit of local government in the implementation of 
the plan, including subdivisions in charge of law en-
forcement, public health, data collection, and public 
works; and 
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‘‘(5) a description of a mechanism to evaluate 
progress of the implementation of the plan, including 
the gathering and use of transportation safety and 
demographic data. 
‘‘(c) ELIGIBLE LOCALITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘eligible locality’ means a unit of local govern-
ment including a city, town, township, borough, county, 
parish, district, village, or other political subdivision of a 
State.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing after the item relating to section 170 the following: 
‘‘171. Vision zero plans.’’. 
(c) SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BLOCK GRANT PRO-
GRAM.—Section 133 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(16) The development and implementation of 
vision zero plans under section 171.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and 
(4) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
following: 
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‘‘(3) for the development and implementation of 
vision zero plans under section 171;’’. 
(d) HIGHWAY SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.— 
Section 148 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(B) by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘(xxix) The development and imple-
mentation of a vision zero plan under sec-
tion 171.’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) by inserting ‘‘de-
sign speed and speed limit,’’ after ‘‘crossing needs,’’; 
and 
(3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding any efforts designed to reduce speed’’ after 
‘‘under this section’’. 
(e) CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IM-
PROVEMENT
PROGRAM.—Section 149(b) of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (8)(B) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(10) for the development and implementation 
of vision zero plans under section 171.’’. 
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