,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bjaa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #aj1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,raskin 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,steil1 ,mr4
 ,thompson of ,california1 and ,mr4 ,van
 ,orden7 introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #bc1 ,united    
,states ,code1 with respect to the      
highway safety improvement program1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,sarah   
,debbink ,langenkamp ,active            
,transportation ,safety ,act4  #b4      
,highway safety improvement program  7a7
 ,highway safety improvement project    
,section #adh7;a77#d77;,b7 of title #bc1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in clause 7xxix71 by striking      
through 7xxviii7 and inserting through  
7xxx72  7#b7 by redesignating clause    
7xxix7 as clause 7xxxi72 and  7#c7 by   
inserting after clause 7xxviii7 the     
following3  7xxix7 ,the connection of #b

 or more segments of existing bicyclist 
or pedestrian infrastructure4  7xxx7    
,the reduction of safety risks to       
vulnerable road users through a project 
or strategy described in a program of   
projects or strategies developed        
pursuant to subsection 7l77#b77;,b74  4 
7b7 ,federal share of certain highway   
safety improvement projects  7#a7 ,in   
general ,section #adh7;j7 of title #bc1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7,a7 by striking ,except as provided in 
sections #abj and #acj and inserting the
 following3  7#a7 ,in general ,except as
 provided in sections #abj and #acj and 
paragraph 7#b7  2 and  7,b7 by adding at
 the end the following3  7#b7 ,exception
 ,notwithstanding any other provision of
 law1 the ,federal share of the cost of 
a highway safety improvement project    
carried out with funds apportioned to a 
,state under section #ajd7;b77#c7 may be
 up to #ajj percent if the project is a 
project described in clause 7xxix7 or   
7xxx7 of subsection 7a77#d77;,b74  4    

7#b7 ,flexible financing ,section       
#acc7;h77#g7 of title #bc1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7,a7 by     
redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as      
subparagraph 7,e72 and  7,b7 by striking
 subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting the    
following3  7,b7 ,flexible financing    
,notwithstanding section #abj--  7i7 the
 non-,federal share for a project under 
this subsection may be calculated on a  
project1 multiple-project1 or program   
basis2 and  7ii7 the ,federal share of  
the cost of an individual project under 
this subsection may be up to #ajj       
percent4  7,c7 ,treatment as            
non-,federal share ,notwithstanding any 
other provision of law1 funds made      
available to carry out section #adh may 
be credited toward the non-,federal     
share of the costs of a project under   
this subsection if-- 7i7 the project    
includes a ,proven ,safety              
,countermeasure for bicyclists or       
pedestrians1 as determined by the       
,federal ,highway ,administration2  7ii7

 the relevant ,state strategic highway  
safety plan includes an emphasis area   
related to vulnerable road users2 or    
7iii7 the proposed project--  7,i7 was  
described in a program of projects or   
strategies developed pursuant to        
paragraph section #adh 7l72 or  7,,ii7  
was identified by a local government1   
metropolitan planning organization1 or  
regional transportation planning        
organization1 including in a safety plan
 described in subparagraph 7,b71 as     
addressing #a or more areas of high risk
 to vulnerable road users during the    
consultation process required under     
paragraph 7xx77,b7 and through a        
planning process and data-based         
analysis4  7,d7 ,safety plans described 
,a safety plan referred to in           
subparagraph 7,a77ii77,,ii7 is-- 7i7 a  
pedestrian or bicyclist safety plan2    
7ii7 a ,complete ,streets plan2  7iii7 a
 local roadway safety plan2  7iv7 a     
,vision ,zero ,action ,plan2  7v7 a     
transition plan described in section    

#ce4aej7;d7 of title #bh1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations 7or successor     
regulations7 7commonly known as an ,,ada
 ,transition ,plan72  7vi7 a ,tribal    
transportation safety plan2  7vii7 a    
comprehensive safety action plan 7as    
defined in section #bdaab7;a7 of the    
,infrastructure ,investment and ,jobs   
,act 7#bc ,u4,s4,c4 #djb note2 ,public  
,law #aag-eh772 or  7viii7 any other    
safety plan1 as determined by the       
,secretary4  4  7#c7 ,increased ,federal
 share for proven safety countermeasures
 ,section #abj7;c77#a7 of title #bc1    
,united ,states ,code1 is amended1 in   
the first sentence1 by inserting ,proven
 ,safety ,countermeasures for bicyclists
 or pedestrians 7as determined by the   
,federal ,highway ,administration71     
before breakaway utility poles4