,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cjdj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #cj1 #bjai,ms4  
,brownley of ,california introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
include a special rule for the          
dedication of funds under the highway   
safety improvement program for certain  
vulnerable users1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safe ,and ,friendly
 for the ,environment ,streets ,act or  
the ,,safe ,streets ,act4  #b4          
,vulnerable user special rule ,section  
#adh7;g7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7#c7 ,vulnerable users  
7,a7 ,in general ,if a covered planning 
area has a vulnerable user fatality rate
 that exceeds #a4e individuals per      
#ajj1jjj individuals 7as calculated     
under subparagraph 7,b771 the ,state in 

which the covered planning area is      
located shall obligate funding amounts  
7in an amount described in subparagraph 
7,c77 for the fiscal year beginning     
after the #c-year period described in   
subparagraph 7,b77i7 for projects on    
safety improvements for vulnerable users
 in such covered planning area4  7,b7   
,calculation of vulnerable user fatality
 rates ,annually1 the ,secretary shall--
 7i7 for each covered planning area1    
calculate the vulnerable user fatality  
rate for the most recent #c-year period 
for which data is available2  7ii7 for  
each covered planning area for which    
such rate exceeds #a4e individuals per  
#ajj1jjj individuals1 determine the     
funding amount that each ,state in which
 such covered planning area is located  
shall obligate in accordance with       
subparagraph 7,c72 and  7iii7 publish   
any rate calculated under clause 7i7 and
 any funding amounts determined under   
clause 7ii7 on the ,department of       
,transportation website4  7,c7          

,calculation of funding amounts ,the    
amount described in this subparagraph is
 the amount received by a ,state under  
this section in a fiscal year multiplied
 by--  7i7 the number of vulnerable user
 fatalities in the covered planning area
 of the ,state1 divided by  7ii7 the    
total traffic fatalities in the ,state4 
7,d7 ,authorized user of funds  7i7 ,in 
general ,for funds obligated for use in 
a covered planning area under this      
paragraph1 and except as provided under 
clause 7ii71 the ,state in which such   
covered planning area is located1 in    
consultation with the applicable        
authority of such area1 shall carry out 
projects funded under this section4     
7ii7 ,exception ,in the case of a       
metropolitan planning area with a       
population of over #bjj1jjj1 the        
metropolitan planning organization shall
 carry out projects funded under this   
section4  7,e7 ,definitions ,in this    
paragraph1 the following definitions    
apply3 7i7 ,covered planning area ,the  

term covered planning area means1 with  
respect to a ,state--  7,i7 an area     
under the jurisdiction of a metropolitan
 planning organization2  7,,ii7 a       
,tribal land 7as defined in section     
#bfja7ac7 of the ,energy ,policy ,act of
 #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja7ac7772 or   
7,,iii7 all areas in the ,state not     
described by subclauses 7,i7 and 7,,ii74
  7ii7 ,vulnerable user ,the term       
vulnerable user means--  7,i7 a         
pedestrian2  7,,ii7 an individual on a  
bicycle1 whether such individual is a   
pedalcyclist or riding a low-speed      
electric bicycle2  7,,iii7 an individual
 with a disability2 or  7,,iv7 an       
individual using a mobility device      
7including a wheelchair1 walker1 or     
scooter1 whether motorized or           
non-motorized74  7iii7 ,vulnerable user 
fatality ,the term vulnerable user      
fatality means a transportation-related 
fatality of an individual while such    
individual is a vulnerable user4  4