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(D) management of railroad and rail-re-
lated properties that include both historic and 
non-historic components; 
(E) integration of reviews under section 
106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 
reviews under section 303 of title 49, United 
States Code, and environmental reviews; and 
(F) consistency in treatment of railroads 
nationwide for historic preservation purposes. 
TITLE V—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 501. DEFINITION. 
For purposes of this Act, the term ‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Transportation. 
SEC. 502. TITLE 49 DEFINITIONS. 
(a) TITLE 49 AMENDMENTS.—Section 24102 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through 
(9) as paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) ‘long-distance route’ means a route de-
scribed in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (7). 
‘‘(6) ‘National Network’ includes long-distance 
routes and State-supported routes.’’; and 
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(3) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(12) ‘state-of-good-repair’ means a condition 
in which physical assets, both individually and as a 
system, are— 
‘‘(A) performing at a level at least equal to 
that called for in their as-built or as-modified 
design specification during any period when the 
life cycle cost of maintaining the assets is lower 
than the cost of replacing them; and 
‘‘(B) sustained through regular mainte-
nance and replacement programs. 
‘‘(13) ‘State-supported route’ means a route de-
scribed in subparagraph (B) or (D) of paragraph 
(7), or in section 24702, that is operated by Amtrak, 
excluding those trains operated by Amtrak on the 
routes described in paragraph (7)(A).’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Section 217 of the 
Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 
(49 U.S.C. 24702 note) is amended by striking 
‘‘24102(5)(D)’’ and inserting ‘‘24102(7)(D)’’. 
SEC. 503. STATE ACTION PLANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall require— 
(1) each State, other than those States identi-
fied pursuant to section 202 of the Rail Safety Im-
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provement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 22501 note), to 
develop and implement, not later than 18 months 
after the date of enactment of this Act, a State 
grade crossing action plan; and 
(2) each State that was identified pursuant to 
section 202 of such Act to update its plan and sub-
mit to the Secretary, not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, a report describing 
what the State did to implement the plan. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each plan required under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) identify specific solutions for improving 
safety at crossings, including highway-rail grade 
crossing closures or grade separations; and 
(2) focus on crossings that have experienced re-
cent grade crossing accidents or multiple accidents, 
or are at high risk for accidents. 
(c) ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary shall provide assist-
ance to the States in developing and carrying out, as ap-
propriate, the plan required under subsection (a). 
(d) CONDITIONS.—The Secretary may condition the 
awarding of any grants under section 103 of this Act to 
a State on the development of such State’s grade crossing 
action plan. 
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(e) PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The Secretary shall 
make each plan and report publicly available on an official 
Internet Web site. 
SEC. 504. QUIET ZONE REPORT. 
Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to Con-
gress a report evaluating the rule issued by the Federal 
Railroad Administration on the use of locomotive horn at 
rail crossings. Such report shall— 
(1) evaluate the effectiveness of the rule in re-
ducing accidents and fatalities at rail crossings; 
(2) evaluate the effectiveness of the rule in es-
tablishing quiet zones; 
(3) identify any barriers to the establishment of 
quiet zones; and 
(4) estimate the costs associated with their es-
tablishment. 
Passed the House of Representatives March 4, 
2015. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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