,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhai  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bc1        
#bjai,mr4 ,blumenauer 7for himself1 ,mr4
 ,buchanan1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4        
,schakowsky1 ,mr4 ,huffman1 ,mr4 ,garca 
of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4        
,lipinski1 and ,ms4 ,haaland7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
allow ,states to use funding provided   
under the surface transportation block  
grant program and the congestion        
mitigation and air quality improvement  
program to develop and implement vision 
zero plans in eligible localities1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,vision  
,zero ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,vision zero  
plans  7a7 ,in general ,chapter #a of   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #aga4 ,vision zero plans    

7a7 ,in general ,funds made available to
 carry out this section may be used by a
 ,state to-- 7#a7 develop and implement 
vision zero plans in an eligible        
locality to eliminate                   
transportation-related fatalities and   
serious injuries in such locality within
 a specified timeframe1 not to exceed   
#bj years2 and  7#b7 carry out          
activities pursuant to such plans4  7b7 
,contents of plan ,a vision zero plan   
described in subsection 7a7 shall       
include--  7#a7 a description of        
projects or policies intended to        
eliminate transportation-related        
fatalities and serious injuries within a
 specified timeframe1 not to exceed #bj 
years1 using existing transportation and
 health data and consideration of risk  
factors1 which may include--  7,a7 an   
evaluation of how development and       
implementation of safety-focused        
automotive technologies1                
vehicle-to-vehicle communication1 and   
vehicle-to-infrastructure communication 

can help eliminate                      
transportation-related fatalities and   
serious injuries2 and  7,b7 roadway     
design guidance that prioritizes the    
safety of all users1 with a focus on    
reducing speeds to the extent           
practicable within ,state law and       
separating modes of transportation2     
7#b7 plans for implementation of1       
education of the public about1 and      
enforcement of such projects or         
policies2  7#c7 a description of how    
such policies1 projects1 and enforcement
 will-- 7,a7 equitably invest in the    
safety needs of low-income and minority 
communities2  7,b7 ensure that such     
communities are not disproportionately  
targeted by law enforcement2 and  7,c7  
protect the rights of members of such   
communities with respect to title ,,vi  
of the ,civil ,rights ,act of #aifd 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #bjjj;d et seq472  7#d7 a    
description of the required involvement 
and expected collaboration of various   
subdivisions of a unit of local         

government in the implementation of the 
plan1 including subdivisions in charge  
of law enforcement1 public health1 data 
collection1 and public works2 and  7#e7 
a description of a mechanism to evaluate
 progress of the implementation of the  
plan1 including the gathering and use of
 transportation safety and demographic  
data4  7c7 ,eligible locality defined   
,in this section1 the term eligible     
locality means a unit of local          
government including a city1 town1      
township1 borough1 county1 parish1      
district1 village1 or other political   
subdivision of a ,state4  4  7b7        
,clerical amendment ,the analysis for   
chapter #a of title #bc1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended by adding after the  
item relating to section #agj the       
following3  #aga4 ,vision zero plans4  4
  7c7 ,surface transportation block     
grant program ,section #acc of title    
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--
 7#a7 in subsection 7b7 by adding at the
 end the following3  7#af7 ,the         

development and implementation of vision
 zero plans under section #aga4  2 and  
7#b7 in subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by       
redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 and 7#d7  
as paragraphs 7#d7 and 7#e71            
respectively2 and  7,b7 by inserting    
after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 for the development and            
implementation of vision zero plans     
under section #aga2  4  7d7 ,highway    
safety improvement program ,section #adh
 of title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended--  7#a7 in subsection          
7a77#d77;,b7 by adding at the end the   
following3  7xxix7 ,the development and 
implementation of a vision zero plan    
under section #aga4  2  7#b7 in         
subsection 7c77#b77;,b77i7 by inserting 
design speed and speed limit1 after     
crossing needs12 and  7#c7 in subsection
 7h77#a77;,a7 by inserting 1 including  
any efforts designed to reduce speed    
after under this section4  7e7          
,congestion mitigation and air quality  
improvement program ,section #adi7;b7 of

 title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is   
amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#h77;,b7 by
 striking 2 or and inserting a          
semicolon2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#i7 by   
striking the period and inserting 2 or2 
and  7#c7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7#aj7 for the development   
and implementation of vision zero plans 
under section #aga4  4