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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In addition to projects
described in paragraph (1), amounts appor-
tioned to a State under this section may be used
for behavioral activities to encourage walking
and bicycling to school, including—
‘‘(i) public awareness campaigns and
outreach to press and community leaders;
‘‘(ii) traffic education and enforcement
in the vicinity of schools; and
‘‘(iii) student sessions on bicycle and
pedestrian safety, health, and environment.
‘‘(B) ALLOCATION.—Of the amounts appor-
tioned to a State under this section for a fiscal
year, not less than 10 percent shall be used for
behavioral activities under this paragraph.
‘‘(f) FUNDING.—
‘‘(1) SET ASIDE.—Before apportioning amounts
to carry out section 148 for a fiscal year, the Sec-
retary shall set aside and use $65,704,024 to carry
out this section.
‘‘(2) APPORTIONMENT.—Amounts made available
to carry out this section shall be apportioned to
States in accordance with section 104(b)(5).
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‘‘(3) ADMINISTRATION OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts
apportioned to a State under this section shall be ad-
ministered by the State transportation department.
‘‘(4) FEDERAL SHARE.—Except as provided in
sections 120 and 130, the Federal share of the cost of
a project or activity funded under this section shall
be 90 percent.
‘‘(5) 
PERIOD
OF
AVAILABILITY.—Notwith-
standing section 118(b)(2), amounts apportioned
under this section shall remain available until ex-
pended.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—The analysis for
subchapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section
149 the following:
‘‘150. Safe routes to school program.’’.
SEC. 1406. PURCHASES OF EQUIPMENT.
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 152 of title 23, United
States Code is amended to read as follows:
‘‘§ 152. Purchases of equipment
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subsection (b), a State
carrying out a project under this chapter shall purchase
device, tool or other equipment needed for the project only
after completing and providing a written analysis dem-
onstrating the cost savings associated with purchasing the
equipment compared with renting the equipment from a
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qualified equipment rental provider before the project com-
mences
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to—
‘‘(1) earth moving, road machinery, and mate-
rial handling equipment, or any other item, with a
purchase price in excess of $75,000; and
‘‘(2) aerial work platforms with a purchase price
in excess of $25,000.’’.
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for sub-
chapter I of chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is
amended by striking the item relating to section 152 and
inserting the following:
‘‘152. Purchases of equipment.’’.
SEC. 1407. WORKZONE SAFETY.
Section 358(b) of the National Highway System Des-
ignation Act of 1995 (109 Stat. 625) is amended by adding
at the end the following:
‘‘(7) Recommending all federally-assisted projects
in excess of $15,000,000 to enter into contracts only
with work zone safety services contractors, traffic con-
trol contractors, and trench safety and shoring con-
tractors that carry general liability insurance in an
amount not less than $15,000,000.
‘‘(8) Recommending federally-assisted projects
the costs of which exceed $15,000,000 to include work
zone intelligent transportation systems that are—
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‘‘(A) provided by a qualified vendor; and
‘‘(B) monitored continuously.
‘‘(9) Recommending federally-assisted projects to
fully fund not less than 5 percent of project costs for
work zone safety and temporary traffic control meas-
ures, in addition to the cost of the project, which
measures shall be provided by a qualified work zone
safety or traffic control provider.
‘‘(10)(A) 
Recommending 
federally-assisted
projects to implement or accommodate the use of a de-
vice capable of—
‘‘(i) automatically capturing images of,
measuring the speed of, and relating to, multiple
vehicles in multiple lanes simultaneously; and
‘‘(ii) correlating measured speeds to capture
images of specific identified vehicles traveling in
excess of posted speed limits in road work zones
and construction areas.
‘‘(B) Recommending appropriate measures to
protect public security and privacy, including—
‘‘(i) notice to drivers of the use of the de-
vices described in subparagraph (A); and
‘‘(ii) with respect to the information gen-
erated by the devices described in subparagraph
(A)—
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‘‘(I) limitations on the number of, and
authorization process relating to, individ-
uals that may access the information;
‘‘(II) limitations on the use, disclosure,
and retention of the information; and
‘‘(III) any measures necessary to en-
sure that the information is accessed only
by an individual that is authorized to ac-
cess the information.
‘‘(11) Ensuring that any recommendation made
under any of paragraphs (7) through (10) provides
for an exemption for applicability to a State, with re-
spect to a project or class of projects—
‘‘(A) to the extent that a State notifies the
Secretary in writing that safety is not expected
to be adversely affected by nonapplication of the
recommendation to the project or class of
projects; or
‘‘(B) in any case in which the State has in
effect a law that prohibits a project or class of
projects (including a device or activity to be in-
stalled or carried out under such a project).’’.