Sec. 4. Complete Streets design standards
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Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Complete Streets Act of 2024 , the Secretary shall establish complete streets design standards that include— dedicated, protected bike lanes with advancing levels of protective design, consistent with the traffic speed, volume, and number of lanes of the road; requirements for sidewalks and crosswalks consistent with public right-of-way accessibility guidelines; and guidelines for lighting and signalization to promote safety.
Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of enactment of the Complete Streets Act of 2024 , any project described in subparagraph
(B)shall comply with the complete streets design standards established under paragraph (1). Except as provided in paragraph (4), a project referred to in subparagraph
(A)is a new project— on a Federal-aid highway that— is within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area; and has scheduled, fixed-route transit service; that uses funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b); and for new construction or reconstruction; or with a total cost of more than $10,000,000. Beginning on the date described in subparagraph (B), any project described in subparagraph
(C)shall comply with the complete streets design standards established under paragraph (1). The date referred to in subparagraph
(A)is, for each State, the earlier of— 5 years after the date of enactment of the Complete Streets Act of 2024 ; and the first statewide transportation improvement program for the State that begins after the deadline described in paragraph (2)(A). Except as provided in paragraph (4), a project referred to in subparagraph
(A)is a new project— on a Federal-aid highway that is within the boundaries of a metropolitan planning area; that uses funds apportioned to a State under section 104(b); and for new construction or reconstruction; or with a total cost of more than $10,000,000. A project described in paragraph (2)(B) or paragraph (3)(C) shall not include— a limited access highway; any portion of a signalized arterial roadway adjacent to land that is zoned for heavy industrial purposes, unless that portion of the roadway has scheduled, fixed-route transit service; a facility that has a documented absence of current and future need; a facility for which a project that complies with the complete streets design standards established under paragraph
(1)is already underway; or a project for emergency repairs, except that temporary accommodations for all modes shall be made, to the extent practicable. If a State denies a proposal by a metropolitan planning organization to carry out a project to comply with the complete streets design standards under paragraph (1), the metropolitan planning organization may submit to the applicable regional office of the Federal Highway Administration an appeal. The metropolitan planning organization may submit to the headquarters office of the Federal Highway Administration a request to review the determination of the regional office of the Federal Highway Administration under subparagraph (A). Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Complete Streets Act of 2024 and every 2 years thereafter, each State shall submit to the Secretary and make publicly available an inventory of the highway system of the State that shows which portions have ongoing and completed projects that comply with the complete streets design standards under paragraph (1). The Secretary shall make publicly available, and update as appropriate, a chart that shows the costs of complete streets design elements in different contexts and for different functional classifications. .