Every Person Deserves Peace and Quiet Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6225
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
Introduced: 2020-03-12
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Noise pollution

Railroads

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-13
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Every Person Deserves Peace and Quiet Act of 2020</b></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 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6225 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2020 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 Every Person Deserves Peace and Quiet Act of 2020 . 2. Rail improvement set-aside for supplementary and alternative safety measures (a) In general Section 22907 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 in subsection (a) by striking paragraphs (1) through (5) and inserting the following: (1) For fiscal year 2021, $330,000,000. (2) For fiscal year 2022, $350,000,000. (3) For fiscal year 2023, $370,000,000. (4) For fiscal year 2024, $390,000,000. (5) For fiscal year 2025, $410,000,000. . 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 .