,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #bdha  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,april #ac1 #bjba ,mr4
 ,o',hall]an 7= himself & ,mr4 ,we/]man7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,transportation &    
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to e/abli% a
 grant program to improve safety on high
 risk rural roads1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,high ,risk ,rural ,roads ,safety     
,grant ,program ,act ( #bjba4  #b4 ,high
 risk rural roads safety grant program  
,*apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #aga4 ,high risk rural roads   
safety grant program  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!
 ,secret>y %all e/abli% a program to    
aw>d grants1 on a competitive basis1 to 
eligible entities = projects to improve 
safety on high risk rural roads 9 !     
,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,eligible projects  
7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,an eligible entity may   
use funds provid$ "u ?is section only = 
a project describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b7 t    

makes improvem5ts to a high risk rural  
road4  7#b7 ,projects describ$ ,a       
project ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a7 only  
includes #a or m ( ! foll[+ activities3 
7,a7 ,a road safety audit4  7,b7 ,an    
int]section safety improvem5t4  7,c7    
,in/allation ( rumble /rips or ano!r    
w>n+ device1 if ! rumble /rips or o!r   
w>n+ devices d n adv]sely affect !      
safety or mobility ( bicycli/s1         
p$e/rians1 & individuals ) disabilities4
  7,d7 ,activities t improve ! safety ( 
p$e/rians1 bicycli/s1 or individuals )  
disabilities4  7,e7 ,con/ruction ( a    
railway-highway cross+ safety feature1  
includ+ in/allation ( protective        
devices4  7,f7 ,con/ruction ( a traffic 
calm+ feature4  7,g7 ,improvem5t (      
highway signage & pavem5t m>k+s1 includ+
 to meet m9imum levels (                
retroreflectivity e/abli%$ by !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,transportation4  7,h7      
,in/allation ( a priority control sy/em 
= em]g5cy vehicles at signaliz$         
int]sections4  7,i7 ,in/allation ( a    

traffic control or o!r w>n+ device at a 
location ) high accid5t pot5tial4  7,j7 
,in/allation ( gu>drails1 b>ri]s        
7includ+ b>ri]s betwe5 con/ruction "w   
zones & traffic lanes = ! safety (      
motori/s & work]s71 & cra% att5tuators4 
7,k7 ,! addition or retr(itt+ (         
/ructures or o!r measures to elim9ate or
 r$uce accid5ts involv+ vehicles &      
wildlife4  7,l7 ,in/allation & ma9t5ance
 ( signs 7includ+ fluroresc5t1          
yell[-gre5 signs7 at p$e/rian-bicycle   
cross+s & 9 s*ool zones4  7,m7          
,in/allation ( a skid-resi/ant surface  
at any int]section or o!r location ) a  
high frequ5cy ( accid5ts4  7,n7         
,improvem5t ( an edge drop-(f t is      
great] ?an #d in*es4  7,o7 ,spot pavem5t
 & %\ld] wid5+4  7,p7 ,elim9ation ( a   
roadside ob/acle4  7,q7 ,sy/emic        
improvem5ts focus+ on l[-co/ safety     
infra/ructure inve/m5ts4  7,r7 ,traffic 
en=cem5t or o!r activities relat+ to "w 
zone safety4  7,s7 ,in/allation (       
vehicle-to-infra/ructure communication  

equipm5t4  7,t7 ,in/allation or         
improvem5t ( highway signage & pavem5t  
m>k+s to accommodate advanc$ te*nologies
 to assi/ ) ! deploym5t ( automat$ &    
connect$ vehicles4  7c7 ,set-,aside ,( !
 total am\nts made available "u ?is     
section = ea* fiscal ye>1 n less ?an    
#ajj1jjj1jjj %all be = grants to ,indian
 ,tribes4  7d7 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e 
( ! co/ ( a project c>ri$ out ) funds   
made available "u ?is section may be    
#ajj p]c5t4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is     
section3  7#a7 ,eligible entity ,! t]m  
eligible entity means-- 7,a7 a unit (   
local gov]nm5t2  7,b7 a special purpose 
di/rict or public au?ority ) a          
transportation function2  7,c7 a        
metropolitan plann+ organization 7z     
def9$ 9 section #acd7;b772  7,d7 a      
regional transportation au?ority2 or    
7,e7 an ,indian ,tribe 7z def9$ 9       
section #ajb ( ! ,f$]ally ,recogniz$    
,indian ,tribe ,li/ ,act ( #aiid 7#be   
,u4,s4,c4 #eacj774  7#b7 ,high risk     
rural road ,! t]m high risk rural road  

means any roadway functionally classifi$
 z a rural major or m9or collector or a 
rural local road ) respect to :i*-- 7,a7
 !re is a significant likelihood (      
accid5ts result+ 9 fatalities or        
incapacitat+ injuries2 or  7,b7 !re is a
 physical condition t pres5ts to us]s ( 
! roadway an increas$ risk ( an accid5t1
 includ+ an accid5t result+ 9 s]i\s     
injury4  7f7 ,au?orization (            
,appropriations ,!re is au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ out ( ! ,highway ,tru/ ,fund
 7o!r ?an ! ,mass ,transit ,acc\nt7 to  
c>ry out ?is section #fjj1jjj1jjj = ea* 
( fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbg1 to     
rema9 available until exp5d$4  4