Title: Vision Zero Act of 2019
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works

Summary:
Vision Zero Act of 2019
This bill permits states to use funding under the surface transportation block grant program, the highway safety improvement program, and the congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to develop and implement vision zero plans for local government entities to eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious injuries in such localities within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4819 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4819

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow States to use funding 
 provided under the surface transportation block grant program and the 
 congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to develop 
 and implement vision zero plans in eligible localities, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 23, 2019

     Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Buchanan, Ms. Pressley, Ms. 
   Schakowsky, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Takano, Mr. 
  Lipinski, and Ms. Haaland) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to allow States to use funding 
 provided under the surface transportation block grant program and the 
 congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program to develop 
 and implement vision zero plans in eligible localities, 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 ``Vision Zero Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. VISION ZERO PLANS.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 171. Vision zero plans
    ``(a) In General.--Funds made available to carry out this section 
may be used by a State to--
            ``(1) develop and implement vision zero plans in an 
        eligible locality to eliminate transportation-related 
        fatalities and serious injuries in such locality within a 
        specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years; and
            ``(2) carry out activities pursuant to such plans.
    ``(b) Contents of Plan.--A vision zero plan described in subsection 
(a) shall include--
            ``(1) a description of projects or policies intended to 
        eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious 
        injuries within a specified timeframe, not to exceed 20 years, 
        using existing transportation and health data and consideration 
        of risk factors, which may include--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of how development and 
                implementation of safety-focused automotive 
                technologies, vehicle-to-vehicle communication, and 
                vehicle-to-infrastructure communication can help 
                eliminate transportation-related fatalities and serious 
                injuries; and
                    ``(B) roadway design guidance that prioritizes the 
                safety of all users, with a focus on reducing speeds to 
                the extent practicable within State law and separating 
                modes of transportation;
            ``(2) plans for implementation of, education of the public 
        about, and enforcement of such projects or policies;
            ``(3) a description of how such policies, projects, and 
        enforcement will--
                    ``(A) equitably invest in the safety needs of low-
                income and minority communities;
                    ``(B) ensure that such communities are not 
                disproportionately targeted by law enforcement; and
                    ``(C) 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.);
            ``(4) a description of the required involvement and 
        expected collaboration of various subdivisions of a unit of 
        local government in the implementation of the plan, including 
        subdivisions in charge of law enforcement, public health, data 
        collection, and public works; and
            ``(5) a description of a mechanism to evaluate progress of 
        the implementation of the plan, including the gathering and use 
        of transportation safety and demographic data.
    ``(c) Eligible Locality Defined.--In this section, the term 
`eligible locality' means a unit of local government including a city, 
town, township, borough, county, parish, district, village, or other 
political subdivision of a State.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended by adding after the item relating to 
section 170 the following:

``171. Vision zero plans.''.
    (c) Surface Transportation Block Grant Program.--Section 133 of 
title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(16) The development and implementation of vision zero 
        plans under section 171.''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)--
                    (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
                paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and
                    (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
            ``(3) for the development and implementation of vision zero 
        plans under section 171;''.
    (d) Highway Safety Improvement Program.--Section 148 of title 23, 
United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (a)(4)(B) by adding at the end the 
        following:
                            ``(xxix) The development and implementation 
                        of a vision zero plan under section 171.'';
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B)(i) by inserting ``design speed 
        and speed limit,'' after ``crossing needs,''; and
            (3) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by inserting ``, including any 
        efforts designed to reduce speed'' after ``under this 
        section''.
    (e) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.--
Section 149(b) of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (8)(B) by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
        a semicolon;
            (2) in paragraph (9) by striking the period and inserting 
        ``; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
            ``(10) for the development and implementation of vision 
        zero plans under section 171.''.
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