Safe Routes Improvement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1828 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1828

To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to designate a 
coordinator of the safe routes to school program in the State, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2025

Mr. Cramer (for himself and Mr. Markey) introduced the following bill; 
 which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and 
                              Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to require States to designate a 
coordinator of the safe routes to school program in the State, and for 
                            other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Routes Improvement Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFE ROUTES TO SCHOOL.

    (a) In General.--Section 208 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(j) Safe Routes to School Coordinator.--
            ``(1) In general.--Each State shall designate a coordinator 
        of the safe routes to school program in the State.
            ``(2) Duties.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The duty of a coordinator under 
                paragraph (1) shall be to serve as the point of contact 
                for the safe routes to school program in the State.
                    ``(B) Limitation.--The Secretary may not require a 
                coordinator under paragraph (1) to carry out any other 
                duties except as authorized by Congress.
            ``(3) Use of existing staff.--A State may designate an 
        existing employee of the State as a coordinator under paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(4) Contact information.--Each State shall provide 
        contact information for the coordinator under paragraph (1) on 
        the website of the State department of transportation.
            ``(5) Designation of position.--A vacancy in the position 
        of coordinator under paragraph (1) shall be filled by not later 
        than 180 days after the date on which the vacancy begins.
            ``(6) Use of existing funds.--A State may use amounts made 
        available under section 133(h) or section 148 for the salary of 
        the coordinator under paragraph (1).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 208(g) of title 23, United 
States Code, is amended by striking paragraph (3).
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