Roadway Safety and Congestion Mitigation Improvements Act

Bill: 108-hr-288
Sponsor: Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Introduced: 2003-01-08 in the House
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Automobile drivers
Bicycles
Child safety
Commemorations
Commerce
Congress
Congressional reporting requirements
Crime and Law Enforcement
Driver education
Drunk driving
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Emergency Management
Employee training
Families
Federal aid to law enforcement
Federal aid to transportation
Government Operations and Politics
Government publicity
Government trust funds
Health
Housing and Community Development
Labor and Employment
Occupational health and safety
Pedestrians
Public-private partnerships
Railroad safety
Road construction
Seat belts
Social Welfare
Special weeks
Speed limits
Students
Traffic accidents and safety
Traffic engineering
Traffic signs and signals
Transportation and the aged
Transportation research
Transportation workers

Summary:
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Roadway Safety and Congestion Mitigation Improvements Act - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish and implement a roadway safety program under which a State may obligate funds apportioned to carry out activities pertaining to: (1) older driver safety enhancements; (2) roadway safety management systems; (3) run-off-road mitigation; (4) speed management; (5) pedestrian and bicycle safety; (6) intersection safety; (7) emergency management; (8) alcohol and seatbelt awareness; (9) highway-rail crossings; and (10) compliance with Federal requirements as specified below.
Requires the Secretary to issue regulations requiring each State to comply with requirements regarding: (1) training of installers of guardrail and associated roadside safety systems; (2) pavement markings; (3) work zone safety and mobility enhancement; and (4) high-risk work zone specifications.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) gather annual work zone safety and mobility data; and (2) develop a national standard on the use of positive separation for roadway work zones of highway projects eligible for assistance.
Limits the amount of Federal highway funds apportioned to a State for the roadway safety program that the State may obligate for: (1) safety enhancement activities under this Act; (2) measures to facilitate the safe walking or bicycling of children to and from school; (3) safety measures at highway-rail crossings.
Directs the Secretary, before making roadway safety apportionments, to set aside specified amounts for: (1) educational materials for older and inexperienced drivers; (2) roadway safety research and data evaluation and issuance of an annual report on safety construction; (3) the National Work Zone Safety Information Clearinghouse; (4) National Work Zone Awareness Week activities; and (5) local technical assistance staff training.
Sets forth provisions governing the apportionment of Federal highway funds for the roadway safety program.
Provides that the Federal share for police assistance during high-risk work zone activities and for certain positive separation measures may be 100 percent of project construction costs.

Legislative actions:
action_date: 2003-01-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2003-01-08
text: Introduced in House