,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cbfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #ac1 #bjai,mr4 
,crdenas 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,espaillat1 
and ,mr4 ,schweikert7 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 ,smart ,technology ,traffic 
,signals ,grant ,program1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,less ,traffic with 
,smart ,stop ,lights ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,smart ,technology ,traffic ,signals   
,grant ,program  7a7 ,establishment ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,transportation shall establish a    
,smart ,technology ,traffic ,signals    
,grant ,program 7in this section        
referred to as the ,program7 to improve 
the functioning of traffic signals in a 
manner that--  7#a7 reduces traffic     
congestion2  7#b7 improves the safety   

and effectiveness of roadways2  7#c7    
reduces fuel costs for drivers2 and     
7#d7 reduces air pollution4  7b7 ,grant 
authority ,in carrying out the ,program1
 the ,secretary may make grants1 on a   
competitive basis1 to a ,state1 local1  
or ,tribal government entity4  7c7      
,grant uses ,an entity awarded a grant  
under the ,program shall use the grant  
to improve traffic signals through the  
implementation of innovative technology1
 including--  7#a7 adaptive signal      
control technology2 and  7#b7 real-time 
data measurement technology4  7d7       
,timing ,a grant awarded to an entity   
under the ,program shall be fully       
expended not later than the date that is
 #c years after the date on which       
initial grant amounts are made available
 to the entity4  7e7 ,federal share     
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 the ,federal share of   
the costs of a project assisted with a  
grant under the ,program may not exceed 
#hj percent4  7#b7 ,exception ,the      

,secretary may waive paragraph 7#a7 if a
 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal government   
entity demonstrates1 as determined by   
the ,secretary1 extreme financial       
hardship4  7#c7 ,in-kind contributions  
,the non-,federal share of the costs of 
a project assisted with a grant under   
the ,program may be derived in whole or 
in part from in-kind contributions4  7f7
 ,applications ,to be eligible for a    
grant under the ,program1 a ,state1     
local1 or ,tribal government entity     
shall submit to the ,secretary an       
application at such time1 in such form1 
and containing such information as the  
,secretary determines appropriate4  7g7 
,prohibition  7#a7 ,in general ,a grant 
awarded under the ,program may not be   
used to purchase1 operate1 or maintain  
an automated traffic enforcement system4
  7#b7 ,automated traffic enforcement   
system defined ,in this subsection1 the 
term automated traffic enforcement      
system means any device that captures an
 image of or information from a vehicle 

for the purposes of traffic law         
enforcement4  7h7 ,crowdsourcing        
,notwithstanding section #acdb of title 
#ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 the         
,secretary may accept1 subject to       
regulations issued by the ,office of    
,personnel ,management1 voluntary       
services if--  7#a7 such services are   
accepted by the ,secretary for an       
authorized use under subsection 7c72    
7#b7 volunteers are not financially     
compensated2 and  7#c7 volunteers will  
not be used to displace any employee of 
the ,federal ,government4  7i7 ,funding 
7#a7 ,notwithstanding any other         
provision of law1 the ,secretary may use
 amounts made available to carry out the
 surface transportation block grant     
program 7established under section      
#acc7;a7 of title #bc1 ,united ,states  
,code7 and the congestion mitigation and
 air quality improvement program        
7established under section #adi7;a7 of  
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code7 to    
carry out the ,program4  7#b7 ,paragraph

 7#a7 shall apply with respect to fiscal
 years beginning after the date of      
enactment of this ,act4