,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bbcg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #aj1 #bjai,mr4
 ,espaillat introduced the following    
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
establish a bollard installation grant  
program1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,stopping ,threats ,on ,pedestrians 
,act of #bjai or the ,,stop ,act of     
#bjai4  #b4 ,bollard installation grant 
program  7a7 ,establishment ,not later  
than #a year after the date of enactment
 of this ,act1 the ,secretary of        
,transportation shall establish a       
program to assist bollard installation  
projects designed to prevent pedestrian 
injuries and acts of terrorism in areas 
utilized by large numbers of            
pedestrians4  7b7 ,grant authority ,in  
carrying out the program established    
under subsection 7a71 the ,secretary may

 award a grant1 on a competitive basis1 
to a local government entity4  7c7      
,application ,to be eligible for a grant
 under this section1 a local government 
entity shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such form1
 and containing such information as the 
,secretary determines appropriate1 which
 shall include1 at a minimum--  7#a7 a  
description of the proposed bollard     
installation project to be carried out2 
7#b7 a description of the pedestrian    
injury or terrorism risks with respect  
to the proposed installation area2 and  
7#c7 an analysis of how the proposed    
project will mitigate such risks4  7d7  
,grant uses ,a recipient of a grant     
awarded under this section may use the  
proceeds of such grant only for a       
bollard installation project4  7e7      
,federal share ,the ,federal share of   
the costs of a bollard installation     
project assisted with a grant awarded   
under this section may not exceed #ajj  
percent4  7f7 ,authorization of         

appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to the ,secretary of    
,transportation to carry out this       
section #e1jjj1jjj for each of fiscal   
years #bjbj through #bjbi4  7g7 ,bollard
 installation project defined ,in this  
section1 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        
vehicle4