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[USC02] 23 USC 130: Railway-highway crossings
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23 USC 130: Railway-highway crossings Text contains those laws in effect on August 9, 2020
(d) Survey and Schedule of Projects.-Each State shall conduct and systematically maintain a survey of all highways to identify those railroad crossings which may require separation, relocation, or protective devices, and establish and implement a schedule of projects for this purpose. At a minimum, such a schedule shall provide signs for all railway-highway crossings.
(e) Funds for Protective Devices.-
(A) Set aside.-Before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(3) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program under section 148 for such fiscal year, for the elimination of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings at least-
(B) Installation of protective devices.-At least ½ of the funds set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available for the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings.
(C) Obligation availability.-Sums set aside each fiscal year under subparagraph (A) shall be available for obligation in the same manner as funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1).
(2) Special rule.-If a State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the State has met all its needs for installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings, the State may use funds made available by this section for other highway safety improvement program purposes.
(f) Apportionment.-
(1) Formula.-Fifty percent of the funds set aside to carry out this section pursuant to subsection (e)(1) shall be apportioned to the States in accordance with the formula set forth in section 104(b)(3)(A) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of the MAP–21, and 50 percent of such funds shall be apportioned to the States in the ratio that total public railway-highway crossings in each State bears to the total of such crossings in all States.
(2) Minimum apportionment.-Notwithstanding paragraph (1), each State shall receive a minimum of one-half of 1 percent of the funds apportioned under paragraph (1).
(3) Federal share.-The Federal share payable on account of any project financed with funds set aside to carry out this section shall be 90 percent of the cost thereof.
(g) Annual Report.-Each State shall report to the Secretary not later than December 30 of each year on the progress being made to implement the railway-highway crossings program authorized by this section and the effectiveness of such improvements. Each State report shall contain an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed and subsequent accident experience at improved locations. The Secretary shall submit a report to the Committee on Environment and Public Works and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation,1 of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, not later than April 1, 2006, and every 2 years thereafter,,1 on the progress being made by the State in implementing projects to improve railway-highway crossings. The report shall include, but not be limited to, the number of projects undertaken, their distribution by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, and subsequent accident experience at improved locations. In addition, the Secretary's report shall analyze and evaluate each State program, identify any State found not to be in compliance with the schedule of improvements required by subsection (d) and include recommendations for future implementation of the railroad highway 2 crossings program.
(h) Use of Funds for Matching.-Funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section may be used to provide a local government with funds to be used on a matching basis when State funds are available which may only be spent when the local government produces matching funds for the improvement of railway-highway crossings.
(i) Incentive Payments for At-Grade Crossing Closures.-
(1) In general.-Notwithstanding any other provision of this section and subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a State may, from sums available to the State under this section, make incentive payments to local governments in the State upon the permanent closure by such governments of public at-grade railway-highway crossings under the jurisdiction of such governments.
(2) Incentive payments by railroads.-A State may not make an incentive payment under paragraph (1) to a local government with respect to the closure of a crossing unless the railroad owning the tracks on which the crossing is located makes an incentive payment to the government with respect to the closure.
(3) Amount of state payment.-The amount of the incentive payment payable to a local government by a State under paragraph (1) with respect to a crossing may not exceed the lesser of-
(4) Use of state payments.-A local government receiving an incentive payment from a State under paragraph (1) shall use the amount of the incentive payment for transportation safety improvements.
(j) Bicycle Safety.-In carrying out projects under this section, a State shall take into account bicycle safety.
(k) Expenditure of Funds.-Not more than 2 percent of funds apportioned to a State to carry out this section may be used by the State for compilation and analysis of data in support of activities carried out under subsection (g).
(l) National Crossing Inventory.-
(1) Initial reporting of crossing information.-Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 or within 6 months of a new crossing becoming operational, whichever occurs later, each State shall report to the Secretary of Transportation current information, including information about warning devices and signage, as specified by the Secretary, concerning each previously unreported public crossing located within its borders.
(2) Periodic updating of crossing information.-On a periodic basis beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 and on or before September 30 of every year thereafter, or as otherwise specified by the Secretary, each State shall report to the Secretary current information, including information about warning devices and signage, as specified by the Secretary, concerning each public crossing located within its borders.
( Pub. L. 85–767, Aug. 27, 1958, 72 Stat. 903 ; Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §121(a), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 159 ; Pub. L. 104–59, title III, §325(a), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 591 ; Pub. L. 104–205, title III, §353(b), Sept. 30, 1996, 110 Stat. 2980 ; Pub. L. 105–178, title I, §§1111(d), 1202(d), 1212(a)(2)(A)(i), June 9, 1998, 112 Stat. 146 , 170, 193; Pub. L. 109–59, title I, §1401(c), formerly §1401(d), Aug. 10, 2005, 119 Stat. 1226 , renumbered §1401(c), Pub. L. 110–244, title I, §101(s)(1), June 6, 2008, 122 Stat. 1577 ; Pub. L. 110–244, title I, §101(l), June 6, 2008, 122 Stat. 1575 ; Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title II, §204(c), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4871 ; Pub. L. 112–141, div. A, title I, §1519(c)(5), formerly §1519(c)(6), July 6, 2012, 126 Stat. 575 , renumbered §1519(c)(5), Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, §1446(d)(5)(B), Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1438 ; Pub. L. 114–94, div. A, title I, §§1108, 1412, Dec. 4, 2015, 129 Stat. 1338 , 1416.)
2015-Pub. L. 114–94, §1446(d)(5)(B), amended Pub. L. 112–141, §1519(c). See 2012 Amendment notes below.
2012-Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 112–141, §1519(c)(5)(A), formerly §1519(c)(6)(A), as renumbered by Pub. L. 114–94, §1446(d)(5)(B), substituted "section 104(b)(3)" for "section 104(b)(5)".
2008-Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 110–244, §101(l), substituted "highway safety improvement program purposes" for "purposes under this subsection".
2005-Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 109–59, §1401(c)(1), formerly §1401(d)(1), as renumbered by Pub. L. 110–244, §101(s)(1), designated existing provisions as par. (1), inserted after par. designation "In general.-Before making an apportionment under section 104(b)(5) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside, from amounts made available to carry out the highway safety improvement program under section 148 for such fiscal year, at least $220,000,000 for the elimination of hazards and the installation of protective devices at railway-highway crossings.", and added par. (2).
1998-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 105–178, §1111(d), substituted "Subject to section 120" for "Except as provided in subsection (d) of section 120 of this title" in first sentence and "subject to section 120" for "except as provided in subsection (d) of section 120 of this title" in second sentence.
1996-Subsec. (i). Pub. L. 104–205 added subsec. (i).
1995-Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–59 substituted "Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure" for "Committee on Public Works and Transportation" in third sentence.
1987-Subsecs. (d) to (h). Pub. L. 100–17 added subsecs. (d) to (h).
Pub. L. 106–246, div. B, title II, §2604, July 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 559 , provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, hereafter, funds apportioned under [former] section 104(b)(3) of title 23 which are applied to projects involving the elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings, including the separation or protection of grades at crossings, the reconstruction of existing railroad grade crossing structures, and the relocation of highways to eliminate grade crossings, may have a Federal share up to 100 percent of the cost of construction."
Pub. L. 104–59, title III, §351(b), (c), Nov. 28, 1995, 109 Stat. 622 , 623, provided that:
"(b) Safety Enforcement.-
"(1) Cooperation between federal and state agencies.-The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office of Motor Carriers within the Federal Highway Administration shall cooperate and work, on a continuing basis, with the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, and Operation Lifesaver, Inc., to improve compliance with and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.
"(2) Report.-Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report indicating-
"(c) Federal-State Partnership.-
"(1) Statement of policy.-
"(A) Hazards to safety.-Certain railroad-highway grade crossings present inherent hazards to the safety of railroad operations and to the safety of persons using those crossings. It is in the public interest-
"(B) Effective programs.-Effective programs to reduce the number of unneeded and unsafe railroad-highway grade crossings require the partnership of Federal, State, and local officials and agencies, and affected railroads.
"(C) Highway planning.-Promotion of a balanced national transportation system requires that highway planning specifically take into consideration grade crossing safety.
"(2) Partnership and oversight.-The Secretary shall encourage each State to make progress toward achievement of the purposes of this subsection."
Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1072, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 2012 , provided that: "The Secretary shall coordinate the field testing of the vehicle proximity alert system and comparable systems to determine their feasibility for use by priority vehicles as an effective railroad-highway grade crossing safety device. In the event the vehicle proximity alert or a comparable system proves to be technologically and economically feasible, the Secretary shall develop and implement appropriate programs under section 130 of title 23, United States Code, to provide for installation of such devices where appropriate."
Pub. L. 100–457, title III, §324, Sept. 30, 1988, 102 Stat. 2150 , provided that: "Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall make available $250,000 per year for a national public information program to educate the public of the inherent hazard at railway-highway crossings. Such funds shall be made available out of funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust Fund, pursuant to section 130 of title 23, United States Code."
Pub. L. 100–202, §101(l) [title III, §339], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358 , 1329-386.
Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §159, Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 211 , directed Secretary of Transportation to conduct a study of national highway-railroad crossing improvement and maintenance needs, with Secretary to consult with State highway administrations, the Association of American Railroads, highway safety groups, and any other appropriate entities in carrying out this study, and directed Secretary, not later than 24 months after Apr. 2, 1987, to submit a final report to Congress on results of the study along with recommendations of how crossing needs can be addressed in a cost effective manner.
Pub. L. 95–599, title I, §162, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2720 , authorized Secretary of Transportation, in cooperation with State highway departments and appropriate officials of local government, to undertake a comprehensive investigation and study of techniques for alleviating the environmental, social, economic, and developmental impacts of increased unit train traffic to meet national energy requirements in communities located along rail corridors experiencing such increased traffic and directed Secretary to report to Congress on results of such investigation and study not later than Mar. 31, 1979.
Pub. L. 93–87, title I, §163, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 280 , as amended by Pub. L. 93–643, §104, Jan. 4, 1975, 88 Stat. 2282 ; Pub. L. 94–280, title I, §140(a)–(e), May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 444 ; Pub. L. 95–599, title I, §134(a)–(c), Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2709 ; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, §209(b), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2245 ; Pub. L. 97–424, title I, §151, Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2132 ; Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §§133(c)(3), 148, Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 172 , 181; Pub. L. 100–202, §101(l) [title III, §346], Dec. 22, 1987, 101 Stat. 1329–358 , 1329-388; Pub. L. 102–240, title I, §1037, Dec. 18, 1991, 105 Stat. 1987 ; Pub. L. 104–66, title I, §1121(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 724 , provided that:
"(n) The Federal share payable on account of such projects shall be the Federal share provided in section 120(a) of title 23, United States Code. [sic] except those railroad-highway crossings segments which are already engaged in or have completed the preparation of the plans, specifications and estimates (PS&E) for the construction of the segment involved shall retain the Federal share as specified in subsection [sic] 163(n) [this subsection] as amended by section 134 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978 [section 134 of Pub. L. 95–599, title I, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2709 ].
"[(o) Repealed. Pub. L. 104–66, title I, §1121(e), Dec. 21, 1995, 109 Stat. 724 .]
Pub. L. 94–387, title I, §101, Aug. 14, 1976, 90 Stat. 1176 , provided in part: "That section 163 of Public Law 93–87 [set out as a note above] is hereby amended to include projects at Terre Haute, Indiana."
Pub. L. 93–87, title II, §203, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 283 , as amended by Pub. L. 94–280, title II, §203, May 5, 1976, 90 Stat. 452 ; Pub. L. 95–599, title II, §203, Nov. 6, 1978, 92 Stat. 2728 ; Pub. L. 96–470, title II, §209(d), Oct. 19, 1980, 94 Stat. 2245 ; Pub. L. 97–327, §5(b), Oct. 15, 1982, 96 Stat. 1612 ; Pub. L. 97–424, title II, §205, Jan. 6, 1983, 96 Stat. 2139 , which directed each State to conduct a survey of all highways to identify those railway crossings requiring separation, relocation, or protective devices and to establish and implement a schedule of projects for such purpose, which at a minimum was to provide for signs at all crossings, authorized appropriations for elimination of hazards of railway-highway crossings, provided for State apportionments and for the Federal share of the costs of projects, required each State to annually report to the Secretary of Transportation and the Secretary of Transportation to annually report to Congress on progress in implementing railroad-highway crossings program, and authorized use of matching funds with local governments for improvement of railroad crossings, was repealed by Pub. L. 100–17, title I, §121(b), Apr. 2, 1987, 101 Stat. 160 .
Highway authorizations provisions of section 104(a)(1) and (2) of Pub. L. 93–87, title I, Aug. 13, 1973, 87 Stat. 251 , referred to in section 203(d) of Pub. L. 93–87 provided that: