Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act

Bill: 117-s-1789
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]
Introduced: 2021-05-24
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Inflation and prices

Railroads

Roads and highways

Transportation programs funding

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-24
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-24
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act</b></p> <p>This bill authorizes appropriations for FY2022 to carry out highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects, specifically projects for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors.</p> <p>The authorization level shall be adjusted for FY2023 and each subsequent fiscal year to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1789 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 24, 2021 Mr. Markey introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To authorize appropriations for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act . 2. Authorization of appropriations for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(5), by inserting , including such a project for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors before the period at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (m) Authorization of appropriations (1) In general Notwithstanding section 22905(f), there are authorized to be appropriated for eligible projects described in subsection (c)(5) for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors— (A) for fiscal year 2022, $250,000,000; and (B) for fiscal year 2023, and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount described in paragraph (2). (2) Amount described The amount described in this paragraph for a fiscal year is $250,000,000, adjusted to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020. (3) Consumer price index defined In this subsection, the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor. .