(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 450 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop and make available to States 
and eligible entities benchmarks and guidance by 
which— 
(A) States can carry out complete streets 
programs; 
(B) eligible entities can carry out complete 
streets policies and complete streets principles; 
and 
(C) eligible entities can evaluate the effec-
tiveness of complete streets projects. 
(2) FOCUS.—The benchmarks and guidance de-
veloped and made available under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) be designed to result in the establish-
ment of methods of effectively carrying out a 
complete streets policy, a complete streets pro-
gram, and complete streets principles, as appli-
cable; 
(B) focus on modifying scoping, design, 
and construction procedures to more effectively 
combine modes of transportation into integrated 
facilities that meet the needs of each of those 
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modes of transportation in an appropriate bal-
ance; and 
(C) indicate the expected operational and 
safety performance of alternative approaches to 
facility design. 
(3) TOPICS OF EMPHASIS.—In developing the 
benchmarks and guidance under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall emphasize— 
(A) procedures for identifying the needs of 
users of all ages and abilities of a particular 
roadway; 
(B) procedures for identifying the types 
and designs of facilities needed to serve each 
class of users; 
(C) safety and other benefits provided by 
carrying out complete streets principles; 
(D) common barriers to carrying out com-
plete streets principles; 
(E) procedures for overcoming the most 
common barriers to carrying out complete 
streets principles; 
(F) procedures for identifying the costs as-
sociated with carrying out complete streets 
principles; 
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(G) procedures for maximizing local co-
operation in the introduction of complete streets 
principles and carrying out those principles; and 
(H) procedures for assessing and modi-
fying the facilities and operational characteris-
tics of existing roadways to improve consistency 
with complete streets principles. 
(4) PUBLIC REVIEW AND COMMENT.—The com-
plete streets benchmarks and guidance developed 
and made available under paragraph (1) shall be 
subject to a period of public review and comment. 
(d) COMPLETE STREETS POLICIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—An eligible entity seeking 
technical assistance or funds from a complete streets 
program shall adopt a complete streets policy using 
complete streets principles and approved by— 
(A) the State of the eligible entity; or 
(B) a metropolitan planning organization 
that serves an area under the jurisdiction of the 
eligible entity, subject to the condition that the 
metropolitan planning organization and the 
State execute an agreement— 
(i) under which the State agrees— 
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(I) to delegate policy approval 
authority to the metropolitan planning 
organization; and 
(II) to provide funding to the 
metropolitan 
planning 
organization 
for all reasonable costs related to re-
view of a complete streets policy; and 
(ii) that establishes guidelines for ap-
proval of a complete streets policy as re-
quired under subsection (e)(2). 
(2) GUIDANCE.—Not later than October 1 of 
the first full fiscal year that begins after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide 
guidance to States and metropolitan planning orga-
nizations for review of complete streets policies 
under this Act. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—A complete streets policy 
of an eligible entity shall— 
(A) include a description of— 
(i) how the eligible entity intends to 
develop complete streets infrastructure, in-
cluding through an assessment of proce-
dures, design manuals, performance meas-
ures, and training for planners and engi-
neers; 
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(ii) how, after the development of 
complete streets infrastructure, the trans-
portation system will serve users of all 
ages and abilities, including pedestrians, 
bicyclists, and public transit passengers, as 
well as trucks, buses, and automobiles; 
(iii) how the complete streets policy 
will apply to all projects and phases of 
projects that affect the streets under the 
complete streets policy, including recon-
struction, new construction, planning, de-
sign, maintenance, and operations, for the 
entire street; 
(iv) any exceptions to the complete 
streets policy, including a clear procedure 
for the approval of those exceptions, as de-
scribed in paragraph (4); 
(v) the jurisdiction in which the com-
plete streets policy applies; and 
(vi) the steps necessary for implemen-
tation of the complete streets policy; 
(B) encourage a comprehensive, integrated, 
and connected network for all modes of trans-
portation; 
(C) benefit users of all abilities; 
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(D) emphasize the need to coordinate with 
other jurisdictions with respect to the streets 
under the jurisdiction of the complete streets 
policy; 
(E) require the use of the latest and best 
design criteria and guidelines, particularly 
standards relating to providing access to indi-
viduals with disabilities, in projects under the 
complete streets policy; 
(F) recognize the need for flexibility in bal-
ancing user needs; 
(G) be context sensitive and complement 
the community, including consideration of— 
(i) the urban, suburban, or rural loca-
tion in which a project is located; and 
(ii) planned investments on or near 
the corridor, such as public transportation; 
(H) establish performance standards with 
measurable outcomes to ensure that the com-
plete streets infrastructure complies with com-
plete streets principles; 
(I) meet the minimum standards estab-
lished by the Secretary under subsection 
(e)(2)(A)(i); and 
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(J) except as provided in paragraph (4), 
require the complete streets policy to apply to 
new road construction and road modification 
projects, including design, planning, construc-
tion, reconstruction, 
rehabilitation, 
mainte-
nance, and operations, for the entire right-of- 
way under the jurisdiction of the complete 
streets policy. 
(4) EXEMPTION
REQUIREMENTS
AND
PROCE-
DURES.—A complete streets policy shall allow for a 
project-specific exemption from the complete streets 
policy if— 
(A) the roadway affected by the project 
may not, under applicable law, be used by cer-
tain types of users, in which case the eligible 
entity shall make a greater effort to accommo-
date the types of users elsewhere, including on 
roadways that cross or otherwise intersect with 
the affected roadway; 
(B) the cost of the project to comply with 
the complete streets policy would be excessively 
disproportionate (as defined in the document of 
the Department of Transportation entitled ‘‘De-
sign Guidance Accommodating Bicycle and Pe-
destrian Travel: A Recommended Approach’’ 
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and required under section 1202(b) of the 
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century 
(23 U.S.C. 217 note; Public Law 105–178)) 
compared to the need or particular use of the 
affected roadway; or 
(C) the existing and expected population, 
employment density, traffic volume, or level of 
transit service on and around the affected road-
way is so low that the expected users of the af-
fected roadway will not include pedestrians, 
public 
transportation, 
freight 
vehicles, 
or 
bicyclists. 
(5) GUIDANCE.—The Secretary shall establish 
guidance for a State or metropolitan planning orga-
nization to evaluate and approve a complete streets 
policy of an eligible entity. 
(6) REPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Each State department 
of transportation shall submit to the Secretary 
a report describing the implementation by the 
State of measures to achieve complete streets 
principles within complete streets policies of eli-
gible entities within the State at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information 
as the Secretary may require. 
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(B) DETERMINATION BY SECRETARY.—On 
receipt of a report under subparagraph (A), the 
Secretary shall determine whether the complete 
streets program of the State has incorporated 
complete streets principles into all aspects of 
the transportation project development, pro-
gramming, and delivery process, including 
project planning, project identification, project 
scoping procedures, design approval, design 
manuals, and performance measures. 
(e) CERTIFICATION.— 
(1) CERTIFICATION OF STATE PROGRAMS.—Not 
later than October 1 of the third full fiscal year that 
begins after the date of enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall establish a method of evaluating and 
certifying compliance by States with the require-
ments of this Act, including a requirement that each 
State department of transportation submit a report 
to the Secretary that describes— 
(A) the complete streets program of the 
State; 
(B) the plan to carry out the complete 
streets program of the State; and 
(C) the degree of involvement of eligible 
entities within the State in developing and car-
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rying out the complete streets program of the 
State. 
(2) MINIMUM
STANDARDS
FOR
COMPLETE 
STREETS POLICIES.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than Oc-
tober 1 of the first full fiscal year that begins 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall establish minimum requirements 
for the certification of an eligible entity by a 
State or metropolitan planning organization 
that describes— 
(i) the minimum standards for a com-
plete streets policy that allows an eligible 
entity to receive a grant under subsection 
(g)(1); and 
(ii) a method for a State or metropoli-
tan planning organization to certify that 
the complete streets policy of an eligible 
entity meets the minimum requirements 
required by the Secretary under clause (i). 
(B) LACK OF CERTIFICATION BY STATE OR 
MPO.—If the State or metropolitan planning or-
ganization does not certify the complete streets 
policy of an eligible entity, the eligible entity— 
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(i) may not participate in the grant 
program under subsection (g)(1); but 
(ii) may use the complete streets pol-
icy for local purposes. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than October 1 of the 
fourth fiscal year that begins after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report that describes— 
(A) the evaluation and certification method 
established under paragraph (1); 
(B) the status of activities for adopting 
and carrying out complete streets programs by 
States; 
(C) the tools and resources provided by the 
Secretary to States to assist with adopting and 
carrying out complete streets programs by 
States; and 
(D) other measures carried out by the Sec-
retary to encourage the adoption of complete 
streets policies by eligible entities. 
(f) COMPLETE STREETS PRIORITIZATION PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To receive a grant under 
subsection (g)(1), an eligible entity shall develop, 
and the State of the eligible entity shall approve, a 
complete streets prioritization plan that consists of 
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a comprehensive strategy and list of specific projects 
to design, and carry out the design of, complete 
streets— 
(A) to improve safety, mobility, or accessi-
bility of a street; 
(B) that identifies— 
(i) the streets and infrastructure to be 
affected by a project; 
(ii) a cost estimate of the project; and 
(iii) a timeline for the completion of 
the project; and 
(C) that aligns with local infrastructure 
plans and roadway maintenance schedules. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In developing a complete 
streets prioritization plan, an eligible entity shall 
prioritize projects based on the extent to which 
projects intended to be included in the complete 
streets prioritization plan improve— 
(A) safety; 
(B) pedestrian mobility; 
(C) bicycle mobility; 
(D) public transit operations and access; 
(E) micromobility service operations and 
access, including shared bicycle and scooter 
services; 
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(F) vehicular operations; 
(G) freight operations; 
(H) air quality; 
(I) connections and access to jobs and 
services for low-income people, communities of 
color, and people who rely on public transit; 
and 
(J) any other factor the Secretary deter-
mines to be necessary. 
(3) INCLUSION OF PROJECTS FROM EXISTING 
PLANS.—In 
developing 
a 
complete 
streets 
prioritization plan, an eligible entity may include a 
project included in an existing local infrastructure 
plan. 
(4) APPROVAL.—A State or metropolitan plan-
ning organization shall approve of a complete streets 
prioritization plan if the State or metropolitan plan-
ning organization determines that the complete 
streets prioritization plan— 
(A) meets the requirements of this section; 
and 
(B) meets the goals described in subsection 
(b)(3). 
(5) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FUNDING.—A 
State may provide not more than $100,000 in each 
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fiscal year to an eligible entity with a complete 
streets policy approved by the applicable State or 
metropolitan planning organization to conduct stud-
ies or analyses to support the completion of a com-
plete streets prioritization plan. 
(g) GRANTS FOR COMPLETE STREETS INFRASTRUC-
TURE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State may provide a grant 
for the design and construction of 1 or more projects 
included in the complete streets prioritization plan of 
an eligible entity. 
(2) LIMITATION.—A grant provided to an eligi-
ble entity under paragraph (1) may be in an amount 
equal to the lesser of— 
(A) $20,000,000; and 
(B) 20 percent of the total amount of 
funding for the complete streets program of the 
State for the fiscal year. 
(h) ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.— 
(1) FINAL STANDARDS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Architec-
tural and Transportation Barriers Compliance 
Board established under section 502(a)(1) of the Re-
habilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(a)(1)) shall 
promulgate final standards for accessibility of new 
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construction and alteration of pedestrian facilities 
for public rights-of-way. 
(2) TEMPORARY STANDARDS.—During the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on the date on which the Architectural 
and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board pro-
mulgates final standards under paragraph (1), a 
State or metropolitan planning organization shall 
apply to public rights-of-way— 
(A) the standards for accessible transpor-
tation facilities in section 37.9 of title 49, Code 
of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date 
of enactment of this Act); or 
(B) if the standards referred to in sub-
paragraph (A) do not address, or are inappli-
cable to, an affected public right-of-way, the 
guidelines described in the notice of availability 
of draft guidelines of the Architectural and 
Transportation Barriers Compliance Board en-
titled ‘‘Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) 
Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Fa-
cilities; Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Ac-
cessibility Guidelines; Public Rights-of-Way’’ 
(70 Fed. Reg. 70734 (November 23, 2005)). 
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(i) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year, each State shall 
obligate 5 percent of the funds apportioned to the State 
under section 104(b) of title 23, United States Code, to 
carry out the complete streets program of the State. 
SEC. 3. SAFETY FOR USERS. 
Section 1442 of the FAST Act (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 
Public Law 114–94) is amended by striking subsection (a) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require each 
State and metropolitan planning organization to adopt 
and implement standards for the design of Federal surface 
transportation projects that provide for the safe and ade-
quate accommodation of all users of the surface transpor-
tation network, including motorized and nonmotorized 
users, in all phases of project planning, development, and 
operation.’’. 
Æ 
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