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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3562 
To allow States to use funding provided under the surface transportation 
block grant program and the highway safety improvement program to 
develop and implement vision zero plans in eligible localities, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 28, 2021 
Mr. BLUMENAUER (for himself and Ms. PRESSLEY) introduced the following 
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure 
A BILL 
To allow States to use funding provided under the surface 
transportation block grant program and the highway 
safety improvement program to develop and implement 
vision zero plans in eligible localities, and for other pur-
poses. 
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 ‘‘Vision Zero Act of 
2021’’. 
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SEC. 2. VISION ZERO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A local government, metropolitan 
planning organization, or regional transportation planning 
organization may develop and implement a vision zero 
plan to significantly reduce or eliminate transportation-re-
lated fatalities and serious injuries within a specified time-
frame, not to exceed 20 years. 
(b) USE
OF FUNDS.—Amounts apportioned to a 
State under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 104(b) of title 
23, United States Code, may be used to carry out a vision 
zero plan under this section. 
(c) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A vision zero plan under 
this section shall include— 
(1) a description of programs, strategies, or 
policies intended to significantly reduce or eliminate 
transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries 
within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years, 
that is consistent with a State strategic highway 
safety plan and uses existing transportation data 
and consideration of risk factors; 
(2) plans for the implementation of, and edu-
cation of the public about, such programs, strate-
gies, and policies; 
(3) a description of how such programs, strate-
gies, or policies will— 
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(A) equitably invest in the safety needs of 
low-income and minority communities; and 
(B) 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.); 
and 
(4) a description of a mechanism to evaluate 
progress of the development and implementation of 
the plan, including the gathering and use of trans-
portation safety and demographic data. 
(d) INCLUSIONS.—A vision zero plan may include a 
complete streets prioritization plan that identifies a spe-
cific list of projects to— 
(1) create a connected network of active trans-
portation facilities, including sidewalks, bikeways, or 
pedestrian and bicycle trails, to connect communities 
and provide safe, reliable, affordable, and convenient 
access to employment, housing, and services, con-
sistent with the goals described in section 150(b) of 
title 23, United States Code; 
(2) integrate active transportation facilities with 
public transportation service or improve access to 
public transportation; and 
(3) improve transportation options for low-in-
come and minority communities. 
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(e) COORDINATION.—A vision zero plan under this 
section shall provide for coordination of various subdivi-
sions of a unit of local government in the implementation 
of the plan. 
(f) RESTRICTION
ON USE
OF FUNDS.—Notwith-
standing any other provision of law, no Federal funds may 
be used to enforce a vision zero plan. 
(g) SAFETY PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT.—A vi-
sion zero plan under this section is not sufficient to dem-
onstrate compliance with the safety performance or plan-
ning requirements of section 148 or 150 of title 23, United 
States Code. 
(h) AMENDMENT TO SECTION 148.—Section 148 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(4)(B)(xiii) by inserting ‘‘, 
including the development of a vision zero plan 
under the Vision Zero Act of 2021’’ after ‘‘safety 
planning’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) by inserting ‘‘ex-
cessive design speeds and speed limits,’’ after ‘‘cross-
ing needs,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ‘‘, in-
cluding any efforts to reduce vehicle speed’’ after 
‘‘under this section’’. 
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