,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,kelly 7for himself and ,mr4  
,burr7 introduced the following bill2   
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,environment and ,public 
,works  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code1 to establish a   
high risk rural roads safety program1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,high ,risk ,rural ,roads ,safety ,act  
of #bjba4  #b4 ,high risk rural roads   
safety grant program ,section #adh of   
title #bc1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  7l7 ,high risk rural roads  
program set-aside  7#a7 ,definition of  
,indian ,tribe  7,a7 ,in general ,in    
this subsection1 the term ,indian ,tribe
 has the meaning given the term in      
section #bjg7m77#a74  7,b7 ,inclusions  
,in this subsection1 the term ,indian   
,tribe includes a ,native village and a 

,native ,corporation 7as those terms are
 defined in section #c of the ,alaska   
,native ,claims ,settlement ,act 7#dc   
,u4,s4,c4 #afjb774  7#b7 ,reservation of
 funds  7,a7 ,in general ,of the funds  
apportioned to a ,state under section   
#ajd7;b77#c7 for each fiscal year1 the  
,secretary shall reserve an amount such 
that the ,secretary reserves a total    
under this subsection of #gej1jjj1jjj1  
of which-- 7i7 #aej1jjj1jjj shall be for
 grants to ,indian ,tribes under        
paragraph 7#c72 and  7ii7 #fjj1jjj1jjj  
shall be apportioned to ,states in      
accordance with paragraph 7#d74  7,b7   
,not transferable ,amounts reserved     
under this paragraph shall not be       
transferable4  7#c7 ,tribal grant       
program  7,a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary1 in consultation with the    
,secretary of the ,interior1 shall      
establish a program to provide grants to
 ,indian ,tribes to improve safety on   
high risk rural roads4  7,b7            
,applications ,to be eligible to receive

 a grant under the program1 an ,indian  
,tribe shall submit to the ,secretary an
 application at such time1 in such      
manner1 and containing such information 
as the ,secretary may require4  7,c7    
,use of funds ,an ,indian ,tribe may use
 funds from a grant under this paragraph
 only for a highway safety improvement  
project on a high risk rural road4  7,d7
 ,state strategic highway safety plan ,a
 project carried out under this         
paragraph shall not be required to be   
included in a ,state strategic highway  
safety plan4  7,e7 ,federal share ,the  
,federal share of the cost of a project 
carried out with a grant under the      
program may be up to #ajj percent4  7#d7
 ,state apportionment  7,a7 ,in general 
,the ,secretary shall apportion amounts 
under paragraph 7#b77;,a77ii7 to ,states
 based on the proportion that-- 7i7 the 
amount apportioned to the ,state under  
section #ajd7;b77#c7 for the fiscal     
year2 bears to  7ii7 the amount         
apportioned to all ,states under section

 #ajd7;b77#c7 for the fiscal year4  7,b7
 ,allocation within a ,state ,funds     
apportioned to a ,state under this      
paragraph shall be obligated in areas of
 the ,state in which the population is  
not more than #ej1jjj1 based on the     
proportion that-- 7i7 the population of 
the applicable area of the ,state2 bears
 to  7ii7 the total population of all   
areas of the ,state with a population of
 not more than #ej1jjj4  7,c7           
,reservation ,for each fiscal year1 a   
,state may reserve not more than #b     
percent of the funds apportioned to a   
,state under this paragraph to provide  
technical assistance to assist areas of 
the ,state described in subparagraph    
7,b7 in carrying out an eligible project
 under subparagraph 7,d74  7,d7         
,eligible projects  7i7 ,in general ,a  
,state may use amounts apportioned under
 this paragraph only for a highway      
safety improvement project on a high    
risk rural road4  7ii7 ,selection ,to   
the maximum extent practicable1 in      

selecting projects to carry out under   
this paragraph1 a ,state shall consult  
with the unit of local government       
representing the area in which the      
project will be carried out4  7,e7      
,federal share ,the ,federal share of   
the cost of a project carried out under 
this paragraph shall be #ajj percent4  4