‘‘(b) MANDATORY PERIODIC UPDATING OF CROSSING
INFORMATION.—On a periodic basis beginning no later
than September 30, 2003, and not less often than Sep-
tember 30 of every third year thereafter, or as otherwise
specified by the Secretary of Transportation by rule or
order issued after notice and opportunity for public com-
ment or by guidelines, each railroad carrier shall—
‘‘(1) report to the Secretary certain current in-
formation, as specified by the Secretary by rule or
order issued after notice and opportunity for public
comment or by guidelines, concerning each highway-
rail grade crossing through which it operates; or
‘‘(2) otherwise ensure that the information has
been reported to the Secretary by that date.
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
‘‘(1) 
HIGHWAY-RAIL
CROSSING.—The 
term
‘highway-rail crossing’ means a location within a
State where a public highway, road, street, or pri-
vate roadway, including associated sidewalks and
pathways, crosses one or more railroad tracks either
at grade or grade separated.
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a State
of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puer-
to Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, Guam,
American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands.’’.
(b) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table of
sections for chapter 201 is amended by adding after new
item 20154 the following new item:
‘‘20155. National highway-rail crossing inventory.’’.
(c) AMENDMENT.—Section 130 of title 23, United
States Code, is amended—
(1) by amending the section heading to read as
follows:
‘‘§ 130. Highway-rail crossings’’;
(2) by inserting the following new subsection at
the end:
‘‘(k) NATIONAL HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING INVEN-
TORY.—
‘‘(1) MANDATORY
INITIAL
REPORTING
OF
CROSSING INFORMATION.—No later than September
30, 2001, each State shall—
‘‘(A) report to the Secretary of Transpor-
tation certain information, as specified by the
Secretary by rule or order issued after notice
and opportunity for public comment or by
guidelines, concerning each highway-rail cross-
ing located within its borders; or
‘‘(B) otherwise ensure that the information
has been reported to the Secretary by that date.
‘‘(2) MANDATORY
PERIODIC
UPDATING
OF
CROSSING INFORMATION.—On a periodic basis be-
ginning no later than September 30, 2003, and not
less often than September 30 of every third year
thereafter, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary
of Transportation by rule or order issued after no-
tice and opportunity for public comment or by guide-
lines, each State shall—
‘‘(A) report to the Secretary certain cur-
rent information, as determined by the Sec-
retary by rule or order issued after notice and
opportunity for public comment or by guide-
lines, concerning each highway-rail crossing lo-
cated within its borders; or
‘‘(B) otherwise ensure that the information
has been reported to the Secretary by that date.
‘‘(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection:
‘‘(A) HIGHWAY-RAIL CROSSING.—The term
‘highway-rail crossing’ means a location where
a public highway, road, street, or private road-
way, including associated sidewalks and path-
ways, crosses one or more railroad tracks either
at grade or grade separated.
‘‘(B) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means a
State of the United States, the District of Co-
lumbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin
Islands.’’.
(d) TABLE OF SECTIONS AMENDMENT.—The table
of sections for chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code,
is amended by striking the existing item for section 130
and inserting:
‘‘130. Highway-rail crossings.’’.
(e) CIVIL PENALTIES.—(1) Section 21301(a)(1) is
amended—
(A) by striking the period at the end of the first
sentence and inserting ‘‘or with section 20155’’; and
(B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or vio-
lating section 20155’’ between ‘‘chapter 201’’ and
‘‘is liable’’.
(2) Section 21301(a)(2) is amended by inserting after
the first sentence the following: ‘‘The Secretary shall sub-
ject a person to a civil penalty for a violation of section
20155 of this title’’.
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
SEC. 601. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING ADJUST-
MENT OF CIVIL PENALTIES FOR INFLATION.
(a) CHAPTER 201 GENERAL VIOLATIONS.—In sec-
tion 21301(a)(2), as amended by this Act, insert after
‘‘$10,000’’ and after ‘‘$20,000’’ the following: ‘‘or such
other amount to which the stated maximum penalty is ad-
justed if required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–410, 28 U.S.C.
2461 note)’’.
(b) CHAPTER 201 ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT VIOLA-
TIONS AND CHAPTER 203–209 VIOLATIONS.—In section
21302(a)(2), as amended by this Act, insert after
‘‘$10,000’’ and after ‘‘$20,000’’ the following: ‘‘or such
other amount to which the stated maximum penalty is ad-
justed if required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–410, 28 U.S.C.
2461 note)’’.
(c) 
CHAPTER
211 
VIOLATIONS.—In 
section
21303(a)(2), as amended by this Act, insert after
‘‘$10,000’’ and after ‘‘$20,000’’ the following: ‘‘or such
other amount to which the stated maximum penalty is ad-
justed if required by the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101–410, 28 U.S.C.
2461 note)’’.
SEC. 602. REVISION OF SPECIAL PREEMPTION PROVISION.
Section 711 of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act
of 1973 (section 797j of title 45, United States Code),
is revised to read as follows:
‘‘SEC. 711. No State may continue in force any law,
rule, regulation, order, or standard adopted before the
date of enactment of the Federal Railroad Safety En-
hancement Act of 1999 requiring any railroad in the Re-
gion to employ any specified number of persons to perform
any particular task, function, or operation, or requiring
the railroad to pay protective benefits to employees.’’.
SEC. 603. RAILROAD SAFETY INSPECTION USER FEES.
Section 20115 is amended—
(1) in subsection (a)—
(A) by striking ‘‘chapter’’ in the first sen-
tence and inserting ‘‘part’’; and
(B) by striking paragraph (1) and insert-
ing the following:
‘‘(1) shall cover the costs incurred by the Fed-
eral Railroad Administration in carrying out this
part and chapter 51 of this title;’’;
(2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the
following:
‘‘(c) COLLECTION, DEPOSIT, AND USE.—(1) The
Secretary is authorized to impose and collect fees under
this section for each fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year
2000) before the end of the fiscal year to cover the costs
of carrying out this part and Federal Railroad Adminis-
tration activities in connection with chapter 51 of this
title.
‘‘(2) Fees authorized under this section shall be col-
lected and available for obligation only to the extent and