‘‘(h) PERIOD
OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
section 118(b)(2), amounts allocated under this section 
shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 164 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘165. Transportation and active living program.’’.
SEC. 3. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 
23, United States Code, is further amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘§ 166. Safe routes to school program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subject to the requirements 
of this section, the Secretary shall establish and carry out 
a safe routes to school program for the benefit of children 
in primary and middle schools. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSES.—The purposes of the program shall 
be—
‘‘(1) to enable and encourage children to walk 
and bicycle to school; 
‘‘(2) to make bicycling and walking to school a 
safer and more appealing transportation alternative, 
thereby encouraging a healthy and active lifestyle 
from an early age; and
‘‘(3) to facilitate the planning, development, 
and implementation of projects and activities that 
will improve safety and reduce traffic, fuel consump-
tion, and air pollution in the vicinity of schools. 
‘‘(c) APPORTIONMENT OF FUNDS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraphs (2) 
and (3), amounts made available to carry out this 
section for a fiscal year shall be apportioned among 
the States in the ratio that—
‘‘(A) the total student enrollment in pri-
mary and middle schools in each State; bears to 
‘‘(B) the total student enrollment in pri-
mary and middle schools in all the States. 
‘‘(2) MINIMUM
APPORTIONMENT.—No State 
shall receive an apportionment under this section for 
a fiscal year of less than $2,000,000. 
‘‘(3) SET-ASIDE.—Before apportioning amounts 
under this subsection for a fiscal year, the Secretary 
shall set aside such sums as may be necessary for 
the administrative expenses of the Secretary in car-
rying out this section. 
‘‘(4) DETERMINATION
OF
STUDENT
ENROLL-
MENTS.—Determinations under this subsection con-
cerning student enrollments shall be made by the 
Secretary.
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts ap-
portioned to a State under this section shall be adminis-
tered by the State’s department of transportation. 
‘‘(e) ELIGIBLE RECIPIENTS.—Amounts apportioned 
to a State under this section shall be used by the State 
to provide financial assistance to State, local, and regional 
agencies, including nonprofit organizations, that dem-
onstrate an ability to meet the requirements of this sec-
tion. 
‘‘(f) ELIGIBLE PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES.—
‘‘(1) INFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED PROJECTS.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Amounts apportioned 
to a State under this section and section 
104(b)(3) may be used for the planning, design, 
and 
construction 
of 
infrastructure-related 
projects to encourage walking and bicycling to 
school, including—
‘‘(i) sidewalk improvements; 
‘‘(ii) traffic calming and speed reduc-
tion improvements; 
‘‘(iii) pedestrian and bicycle crossing 
improvements; 
‘‘(iv) on-street bicycle facilities; 
‘‘(v) off-street bicycle and pedestrian 
facilities;
‘‘(vi) secure bicycle parking facilities; 
and 
‘‘(vii) traffic diversion improvements 
in the vicinity of schools. 
‘‘(B) LOCATION
OF
PROJECTS.—Infra-
structure-related projects under paragraph (1) 
may be carried out on any public road or any 
bicycle or pedestrian pathway or trail in the vi-
cinity of schools. 
‘‘(2) NONINFRASTRUCTURE-RELATED
ACTIVI-
TIES.—
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to projects 
described in paragraph (1), amounts appor-
tioned to a State under this section may be 
used for noninfrastructure-related activities to 
encourage walking and bicycling to school, in-
cluding—
‘‘(i) public awareness campaigns and 
outreach to press and community leaders; 
‘‘(ii) traffic education and enforce-
ment in the vicinity of schools; 
‘‘(iii) student sessions on bicycle and 
pedestrian safety, health, and environment; 
and
‘‘(iv) funding for training, volunteers, 
and coordinators of safe routes to school 
programs. 
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Not less than 10 per-
cent of the amounts apportioned to a State 
under this section for a fiscal year shall be used 
for noninfrastructure-related activities under 
this paragraph. 
‘‘(3) SAFE
ROUTES
TO
SCHOOL
COORDI-
NATOR.—Each State receiving an apportionment 
under this section for a fiscal year shall use a suffi-
cient amount of the apportionment to fund a full-
time position of coordinator of the State’s safe 
routes to school program. 
‘‘(g) CLEARINGHOUSE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall make 
grants to a national nonprofit organization engaged 
in promoting safe routes to schools to—
‘‘(A) operate a national safe routes to 
school clearinghouse; 
‘‘(B) develop information and educational 
programs on safe routes to school; and
‘‘(C) provide technical assistance and dis-
seminate techniques and strategies used for 
successful safe routes to school programs.
‘‘(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this subsection using amounts set aside for adminis-
trative expenses under subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(h) TASK FORCE.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish a national safe routes to school task force com-
posed of leaders in health, transportation, and edu-
cation, including representatives of appropriate Fed-
eral agencies, to study and develop a strategy for ad-
vancing safe routes to school programs nationwide. 
‘‘(2) REPORT.—Not later than March 30, 2005, 
the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
containing the results of the study conducted, and a 
description of the strategy developed, under para-
graph (1). 
‘‘(3) FUNDING.—The Secretary shall carry out 
this subsection using amounts set aside for adminis-
trative expenses under subsection (c)(3). 
‘‘(i) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project or activity funded under this section shall 
be 100 percent. 
‘‘(j) DEFINITIONS.—
‘‘(1) IN THE VICINITY OF SCHOOLS.—The term 
‘in the vicinity of schools’ means, with respect to a
school, the area within bicycling and walking dis-
tance of the school (approximately 2 miles). 
‘‘(2) PRIMARY
AND
MIDDLE
SCHOOLS.—The 
term ‘primary and middle schools’ means schools 
providing education from kindergarten through 
eighth grade. 
‘‘(k) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out 
this section $250,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 
through 2009. 
‘‘(l) PERIOD
OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
section 118(b)(2), amounts apportioned under this section 
shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—
(1) CHAPTER
ANALYSIS.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 165 
the following:
‘‘166. Safe routes to school program.’’.
(2) SURFACE
TRANSPORTATION
PROGRAM.—
Section 133(b) of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(15) Infrastructure-related projects to encour-
age walking and bicycling to school in accordance 
with section 166.’’.
SEC. 4. NONMOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION PILOT PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.—Subchapter I of 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is further 
amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘§ 167. Nonmotorized transportation pilot program 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish and carry out a nonmotorized transportation pilot pro-
gram to construct, in 3 communities selected by the Sec-
retary, a network of nonmotorized transportation infra-
structure facilities, including sidewalks, bicycle lanes, and 
pathways, that connect directly with transit stations, 
schools, residences, businesses, and other community ac-
tivity centers. 
‘‘(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the program shall 
be to demonstrate the extent to which bicycling and walk-
ing can carry a significant part of the transportation load, 
and represent a major portion of the transportation solu-
tion, within selected communities. 
‘‘(c) GRANTS.—In carrying out the program, the Sec-
retary may make grants to State, local, and regional agen-
cies, including nonprofit organizations, that the Secretary 
determines are suitably equipped and organized to carry 
out the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(d) STATISTICAL INFORMATION.—In carrying out 
the program, the Secretary shall develop statistical infor-
mation on changes in motorized, nonmotorized, and tran-
sit use in communities participating in the program and 
assess how such changes support and promote livable com-
munity concepts, decreased traffic and energy usage, a 
cleaner environment, and healthier lifestyles. 
‘‘(e) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Federal share of the 
cost of a project or activity funded under this section shall 
be 80 percent. 
‘‘(f) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall transmit to Con-
gress an interim report not later than September 30, 
2007, and a final report not later than September 30, 
2010, on the results of the program. 
‘‘(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—
‘‘(1) HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to 
carry out this section $20,000,000 for each of the 
fiscal years 2004 through 2006 and $40,000,000 for 
each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2009. 
‘‘(2) MASS
TRANSIT
ACCOUNT
OF
HIGHWAY 
TRUST
FUND.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated out of the Mass Transit Account of the 
Highway Trust Fund to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2004 through
2006 and $10,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
2007 through 2009. 
‘‘(h) PERIOD
OF AVAILABILITY.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, funds allocated under this sec-
tion shall remain available until expended.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 
chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 166 the fol-
lowing:
‘‘167. Nonmotorized transportation pilot program.’’.
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