Expanding Resources to Establish Rail Quiet Zones Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-5033
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2018-02-15
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Noise pollution

Railroads

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2018-02-16
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-02-15
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Expanding Resources to Establish Rail Quiet Zones Act of 2018</strong></p> <p>This bill requires a set aside of 10% of the funding under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grant program for supplementary and alternative safety measures (i.e., substitutes for the locomotive horn at railway-highway grade crossings).</p> <p>The bill also includes such measures as projects eligible for funding under the surface transportation block grant program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5033 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 15, 2018 Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To set aside certain funds for supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures for railway-highway grade crossings, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanding Resources to Establish Rail Quiet Zones Act of 2018 . 2. Rail improvement set-aside for supplementary and alternative safety measures (a) In general Section 24407 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (m) Supplementary and alternative safety measures Of the amounts appropriated under this section, 10 percent shall be available for supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures, as those terms are defined in section 222.9 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations. . (b) Authorization of appropriations Section 11102 of the FAST Act ( Public Law 114–94 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(4) by striking $255,000,000 and inserting $330,000,000 ; and (2) in subsection (a)(5) by striking $330,000,000 and inserting $350,000,000 . 3. Railway-highway crossings Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking and projects at grade crossings and inserting projects at grade crossings ; and (B) by inserting and supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures, as those terms are defined in section 222.9 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, after idling trains, ; and (2) in subsection (f)(3) by inserting , except that the Federal share for supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures described under subsection (a) shall be 100 percent before the period at the end. 4. Surface transportation block grant program Section 133(b)(4) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by inserting and supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures, as those terms are defined in section 222.9 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations after grade crossings .