,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bjef  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #a1  
#bjag ,mrs4 ,gillibrand introduced the  
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,environment and ,public ,works  ,a     
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,transportation to establish a traffic  
barrier installation grant program1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,stopping
 ,threats on ,pedestrians ,act of #bjag 
or the ,,stop ,act of #bjag4  #b4       
,traffic barrier installation grant     
program  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,secretary ,the term      
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,transportation4  7#b7 ,traffic barrier 
installation project ,the term traffic  
barrier installation project means a    
project to install traffic barriers1    
which may include bollards1 jersey      
barriers1 planters1 or other barriers   
approved by the ,secretary1 on a        

sidewalk1 bicycle path1 or pedestrian   
plaza or walkway adjacent to a roadway  
that are designed to slow or stop a     
motor vehicle4  7b7 ,establishment ,not 
later than #a year after the date of    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
shall establish and carry out a         
competitive grant program to provide    
assistance to eligible entities for     
traffic barrier installation projects   
designed to prevent pedestrian injuries 
and acts of terrorism in areas used by  
large numbers of pedestrians4  7c7      
,eligible entities ,an entity eligible  
to receive a grant under this section   
is-- 7#a7 a ,state2  7#b7 a metropolitan
 planning organization2 or  7#c7 a unit 
of local government4  7d7 ,application  
,to be eligible to receive a grant under
 this section1 an eligible entity shall 
submit to the ,secretary an application 
at such time1 in such form1 and         
containing such information as the      
,secretary determines to be appropriate1
 which shall include1 at a minimum--    

7#a7 a description of the proposed      
traffic barrier installation project to 
be carried out2  7#b7 a description of  
the pedestrian or bicyclist injury or   
terrorism risks with respect to the     
proposed installation area2 and  7#c7 an
 analysis of how the proposed traffic   
barrier installation project will       
mitigate those risks4  7e7 ,use of funds
 ,a recipient of a grant under this     
section--  7#a7 shall be the direct     
recipient of the grant2 and  7#b7 may   
only use the grant funds for a traffic  
barrier installation project4  7f7      
,federal share ,the ,federal share of   
the costs of a traffic barrier          
installation project carried out with a 
grant under this section may be up to   
#ajj percent4  7g7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary to    
carry out this section #ej1jjj1jjj for  
each of fiscal years #bjah through      
#bjbg4