,i #aaf? ,,congress #a/ ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cjdj ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,( ,,repres5tatives ,may #cj1 #bjai,ms4 ,br[nley ( ,cali=nia introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ,a ,,bill ,to am5d title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to include a special rule = ! d$ication ( funds "u ! highway safety improvem5t program = c]ta9 vuln]able us]s1 & = o!r purposes4 #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,safe ,& ,fri5dly = ! ,environm5t ,/reets ,act or ! ,,safe ,/reets ,act4 #b4 ,vuln]able us] special rule ,section #adh7;g7 ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3 7#c7 ,vuln]able us]s 7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,if a cov]$ plann+ area has a vuln]able us] fatality rate t exce$s #a4e individuals p] #ajj1jjj individuals 7z calculat$ "u subp>agraph 7,b771 ! ,/ate 9 :i* ! cov]$ plann+ area is locat$ %all obligate fund+ am\nts 79 an am\nt describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,c77 = ! fiscal ye> beg9n+ aft] ! #c-ye> p]iod describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b77i7 = projects on safety improvem5ts = vuln]able us]s 9 su* cov]$ plann+ area4 7,b7 ,calculation ( vuln]able us] fatality rates ,annually1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7i7 = ea* cov]$ plann+ area1 calculate ! vuln]able us] fatality rate = ! mo/ rec5t #c-ye> p]iod = :i* data is available2 7ii7 = ea* cov]$ plann+ area = :i* su* rate exce$s #a4e individuals p] #ajj1jjj individuals1 det]m9e ! fund+ am\nt t ea* ,/ate 9 :i* su* cov]$ plann+ area is locat$ %all obligate 9 accordance ) subp>agraph 7,c72 & 7iii7 publi% any rate calculat$ "u clause 7i7 & any fund+ am\nts det]m9$ "u clause 7ii7 on ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation website4 7,c7 ,calculation ( fund+ am\nts ,! am\nt describ$ 9 ?is subp>agraph is ! am\nt receiv$ by a ,/ate "u ?is section 9 a fiscal ye> multipli$ by-- 7i7 ! numb] ( vuln]able us] fatalities 9 ! cov]$ plann+ area ( ! ,/ate1 divid$ by 7ii7 ! total traffic fatalities 9 ! ,/ate4 7,d7 ,au?oriz$ us] ( funds 7i7 ,9 g5]al ,= funds obligat$ = use 9 a cov]$ plann+ area "u ?is p>agraph1 & except z provid$ "u clause 7ii71 ! ,/ate 9 :i* su* cov]$ plann+ area is locat$1 9 consultation ) ! applicable au?ority ( su* area1 %all c>ry out projects fund$ "u ?is section4 7ii7 ,exception ,9 ! case ( a metropolitan plann+ area ) a population ( ov] #bjj1jjj1 ! metropolitan plann+ organization %all c>ry out projects fund$ "u ?is section4 7,e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is p>agraph1 ! foll[+ def9itions apply3 7i7 ,cov]$ plann+ area ,! t]m cov]$ plann+ area means1 ) respect to a ,/ate-- 7,i7 an area "u ! jurisdiction ( a metropolitan plann+ organization2 7,,ii7 a ,tribal l& 7z def9$ 9 section #bfja7ac7 ( ! ,en]gy ,policy ,act ( #aiib 7#be ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja7ac7772 or 7,,iii7 all areas 9 ! ,/ate n describ$ by subclauses 7,i7 & 7,,ii74 7ii7 ,vuln]able us] ,! t]m vuln]able us] means-- 7,i7 a p$e/rian2 7,,ii7 an individual on a bicycle1 :e!r su* individual is a p$alcycli/ or rid+ a l[-spe$ electric bicycle2 7,,iii7 an individual ) a disability2 or 7,,iv7 an individual us+ a mobility device 7includ+ a :eel*air1 walk]1 or scoot]1 :e!r motoriz$ or non-motoriz$74 7iii7 ,vuln]able us] fatality ,! t]m vuln]able us] fatality means a transportation-relat$ fatality ( an individual :ile su* individual is a vuln]able us]4 4