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HR 3000 104th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Economics and Public Finance Federal aid highway program Highway engineering Railroad engineering Railroad safety Roads and highways Traffic accidents and safety

Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996

Introduced: February 29, 1996 See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Feb 29, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 29, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E258-259)
Feb 29, 1996
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for FY 1997, to set aside five percent of the funds authorized for the surface transportation program to be apportioned among the States for railway-highway crossings based on a formula which takes into account the number of accidents and fatalities at public railway-highway crossings over a three-year period, the number of such crossings, and the number of such crossings with passive warning devices in each State relative to all States. Provides for exclusive availability of specified apportioned funds for railway-highway crossings and for hazard elimination programs in FY 1997.

What's happening now March 14, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1