Title: STOP Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Stopping Threats On Pedestrians Act of 2019 or the STOP Act of 2019
This bill directs the Department of Transportation to establish a competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas utilized by large numbers of pedestrians. Such a project is one that installs raised concrete or metal posts on a sidewalk adjacent to a roadway that are designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1913 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1913

   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a bollard 
          installation grant program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 19, 2019

Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a bollard 
          installation grant program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stopping Threats On Pedestrians Act 
of 2019'' or the ``STOP Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. BOLLARD INSTALLATION GRANT PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Bollard installation project.--The term ``bollard 
        installation project'' means a project to install raised 
        concrete or metal posts on a sidewalk adjacent to a roadway 
        that are designed to slow or stop a motor vehicle.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Transportation.
    (b) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish and carry out a 
competitive grant program to provide assistance to local government 
entities for bollard installation projects designed to prevent 
pedestrian injuries and acts of terrorism in areas used by large 
numbers of pedestrians.
    (c) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under this 
section, a local government entity shall submit to the Secretary an 
application at such time, in such form, and containing such information 
as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, which shall include, at 
a minimum--
            (1) a description of the proposed bollard installation 
        project to be carried out;
            (2) a description of the pedestrian injury or terrorism 
        risks with respect to the proposed installation area; and
            (3) an analysis of how the proposed bollard installation 
        project will mitigate those risks.
    (d) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant under this section may 
only use the grant funds for a bollard installation project.
    (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the costs of a bollard 
installation project carried out with a grant under this section may be 
up to 100 percent.
    (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $5,000,000 for 
each of fiscal years 2020 through 2029.
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