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114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1606 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a national intersection 
and interchange safety construction program, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 25, 2015 
Mr. EMMER of Minnesota introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a 
national intersection and interchange safety construction 
program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Intersection 
and Interchange Safety Construction Program Act of 
2015’’. 
SEC. 2. NATIONAL INTERSECTION AND INTERCHANGE 
SAFETY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
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portation shall establish a national intersection and inter-
change safety construction program (in this section re-
ferred to as the ‘‘Program’’) to assist safety improvements 
for high-risk intersections and interchanges. 
(b) GRANT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the Pro-
gram, the Secretary may make a grant to a covered 
entity in accordance with this section. 
(2) COMPETITIVE BASIS.—The Secretary shall 
award grants under the Program on a competitive 
basis. 
(c) PROJECT REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary may 
only make a grant under the Program to assist a project 
that— 
(1) is eligible for funding under title 23, United 
States Code; and 
(2) will improve the safety of an intersection or 
interchange that is— 
(A) on the National Highway System; 
(B) used by an average of 50,000 vehicles 
a day; and 
(C) in immediate need of improvement 
with respect to safety. 
(d) APPLICATIONS.—To be eligible for a grant under 
the Program, a covered entity shall submit to the Sec-
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retary an application in such form, at such time, and con-
taining such information as the Secretary determines is 
appropriate. 
(e) LIMITATION.—The aggregate amount provided to 
a covered entity in a fiscal year through grants under the 
Program may not exceed 5 percent of the amount made 
available for all grants under the Program in that fiscal 
year. 
(f) CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.—At least 90 days be-
fore establishing the Program under subsection (a), the 
Secretary shall submit to Congress a report detailing the 
selection process the Secretary shall use in making grants 
under the Program. 
(g) COVERED ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered entity’’ means each of the following: 
(1) A State government entity. 
(2) A local government entity. 
(3) A territory of the United States. 
(4) A tribal government. 
(5) A metropolitan planning organization. 
(6) Any entity composed of 2 or more entities 
described in paragraphs (1) through (5). 
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(h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out the Program 
$250,000,000 each fiscal year. 
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