(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— 
(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 
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(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; 
(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; 
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(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) how the development of complete 
streets infrastructure will improve safety 
for all road users in underserved neighbor-
hoods, including any feedback from af-
fected communities; 
(v) any exceptions to the complete 
streets policy, including a clear procedure 
for the approval of those exceptions, as de-
scribed in paragraph (4); 
(vi) the jurisdiction in which the com-
plete streets policy applies; and 
(vii) 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; 
(ii) land use; and 
(iii) 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); 
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(J) comply with public right-of-way acces-
sibility guidelines; and 
(K) 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 by providing 
the most efficient routing and accessibility for 
those road users; 
(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-
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sign Guidance Accommodating Bicycle and Pe-
destrian Travel: A Recommended Approach’’ 
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, particular use of the af-
fected roadway, or prevalence of serious or fatal 
crashes on that roadway; 
(C) the existing and expected population, 
employment density, or level of transit service 
on and around the affected roadway is so low 
that the expected users of the affected roadway 
will not include pedestrians or other vulnerable 
road users; or 
(D) there are complete streets principles 
fulfilled on a parallel corridor connected to an 
area that is not more than 0.25 mile away for 
pedestrians and not more than 1.5 miles away 
for bicyclists, providing a complete streets net-
work. 
(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.— 
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(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. 
(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 the first October 1 after the date of en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a 
method of evaluating and certifying compliance by 
States with the requirements of this Act, including 
a requirement that each State department of trans-
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portation submit a report to the Secretary that de-
scribes— 
(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-
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 
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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— 
(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 
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(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 
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; 
(C) that aligns with local infrastructure 
plans and roadway maintenance schedules; and 
(D) that includes a description of how 
complete streets priorities fit in with existing 
complete streets policies of the applicable State 
or metropolitan planning organization. 
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(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; 
(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 
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project included in an existing local infrastructure 
plan, including— 
(A) a pedestrian or bicyclist safety plan; 
(B) a complete streets plan in effect before 
the date of enactment of this Act; 
(C) a local roadway safety plan; 
(D) a Vision Zero Action Plan; 
(E) a transition plan described in section 
35.150(d) of title 28, Code of Federal Regula-
tions (or successor regulations) (commonly 
known as an ‘ADA Transition Plan’); 
(F) a Tribal transportation safety plan; 
(G) a comprehensive safety action plan (as 
defined in section 24112(a) of the Infrastruc-
ture Investment and Jobs Act (23 U.S.C. 402 
note; Public Law 117–58)); or 
(H) any other safety plan, as determined 
by the Secretary. 
(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 
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(B) meets the goals described in subsection 
(b)(3). 
(5) 
TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE
FUNDING.—A 
State may provide not more than $100,000 in each 
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) PRIORITY.—In selecting projects to receive grants 
under this section, the State shall give priority to projects 
on intersections and corridors in which nonmotorized 
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users are most vulnerable, based on the most recent data 
and the evidence of risk. 
(i) ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS.—The Secretary and 
the Attorney General shall update regulations of the De-
partment of Transportation and the Department of Jus-
tice, respectively— 
(1) to adopt as accessibility standards the ac-
cessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the 
public right-of-way described in the final rule of the 
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compli-
ance Board entitled ‘‘Accessibility Guidelines for Pe-
destrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way’’ (88 
Fed. Reg. 53604 (August 8, 2023)); and 
(2) to include in those accessibility standards 
provisions for vision, hearing, cognitive ability, and 
language access. 
(j) FUNDING.—For each fiscal year, each State shall 
obligate to carry out the complete streets program of the 
State— 
(1) 5 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
State under section 104(b) of title 23, United States 
Code, in the case of a State described in subpara-
graph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(9); or 
(2) 5 percent of the funds apportioned to the 
State under section 165 of title 23, United States 
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Code, in the case of a State described in subpara-
graph (C) through (G) of subsection (a)(9). 
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.’’. 
SEC. 4. COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN STANDARDS. 
Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(t) COMPLETE STREETS DESIGN STANDARDS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of enactment of the Complete Streets 
Act of 2024, the Secretary shall establish complete 
streets design standards that include— 
‘‘(A) dedicated, protected bike lanes with 
advancing levels of protective design, consistent 
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with the traffic speed, volume, and number of 
lanes of the road; 
‘‘(B) requirements for sidewalks and cross-
walks consistent with public right-of-way acces-
sibility guidelines; and 
‘‘(C) guidelines for lighting and signaliza-
tion to promote safety. 
‘‘(2) INITIAL REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 
that is 2 years after the date of enactment of 
the Complete Streets Act of 2024, any project 
described in subparagraph (B) shall comply 
with the complete streets design standards es-
tablished under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) PROJECTS
DESCRIBED.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (4), a project referred to 
in subparagraph (A) is a new project— 
‘‘(i) on a Federal-aid highway that— 
‘‘(I) is within the boundaries of a 
metropolitan planning area; and 
‘‘(II) has scheduled, fixed-route 
transit service; 
‘‘(ii) that uses funds apportioned to a 
State under section 104(b); and 
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‘‘(iii)(I) for new construction or recon-
struction; or 
‘‘(II) with a total cost of more than 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘(3) SUBSEQUENT REQUIREMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date 
described in subparagraph (B), any project de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) shall comply with 
the complete streets design standards estab-
lished under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) DATE
DESCRIBED.—The date re-
ferred to in subparagraph (A) is, for each 
State, the earlier of— 
‘‘(i) 5 years after the date of enact-
ment of the Complete Streets Act of 2024; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the first statewide transportation 
improvement program for the State that 
begins after the deadline described in para-
graph (2)(A). 
‘‘(C) PROJECTS
DESCRIBED.—Except as 
provided in paragraph (4), a project referred to 
in subparagraph (A) is a new project— 
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‘‘(i) on a Federal-aid highway that is 
within the boundaries of a metropolitan 
planning area; 
‘‘(ii) that uses funds apportioned to a 
State under section 104(b); and 
‘‘(iii)(I) for new construction or recon-
struction; or 
‘‘(II) with a total cost of more than 
$10,000,000. 
‘‘(4) EXEMPTIONS.—A project described in 
paragraph (2)(B) or paragraph (3)(C) shall not in-
clude— 
‘‘(A) a limited access highway; 
‘‘(B) any portion of a signalized arterial 
roadway adjacent to land that is zoned for 
heavy industrial purposes, unless that portion 
of the roadway has scheduled, fixed-route tran-
sit service; 
‘‘(C) a facility that has a documented ab-
sence of current and future need; 
‘‘(D) a facility for which a project that 
complies with the complete streets design stand-
ards established under paragraph (1) is already 
underway; or 
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‘‘(E) a project for emergency repairs, ex-
cept that temporary accommodations for all 
modes shall be made, to the extent practicable. 
‘‘(5) APPEALS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—If a State denies a 
proposal by a metropolitan planning organiza-
tion to carry out a project to comply with the 
complete streets design standards under para-
graph (1), the metropolitan planning organiza-
tion may submit to the applicable regional of-
fice of the Federal Highway Administration an 
appeal. 
‘‘(B) SECONDARY
REVIEW.—The metro-
politan planning organization may submit to 
the headquarters office of the Federal Highway 
Administration a request to review the deter-
mination of the regional office of the Federal 
Highway Administration under subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(6) REPORTING.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of enactment of the Complete 
Streets Act of 2024 and every 2 years there-
after, each State shall submit to the Secretary 
and make publicly available an inventory of the 
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highway system of the State that shows which 
portions have ongoing and completed projects 
that comply with the complete streets design 
standards under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) COST.—The Secretary shall make 
publicly available, and update as appropriate, a 
chart that shows the costs of complete streets 
design elements in different contexts and for 
different functional classifications.’’. 
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