SJRES 22
115th Congress
Senate
Transportation and Public Works
Accidents
District of Columbia
Intergovernmental relations
Maryland
Public transit
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State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
Virginia
A joint resolution granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
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May 17, 2017
Held at the desk.
May 17, 2017
Received in the House.
May 17, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 16, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2956-2959)
May 16, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2956-2959)
May 16, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2955-2959)
May 16, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2955-2959)
Feb 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1220)
Feb 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Interstate Compact
This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact.
The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail (Metrorail) system.
The commission shall:
- distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program;
- enforce implementation of WMATA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, as well as audit triennially WMATA's compliance with such plan;
- enforce implementation of any Corrective Action Plans;
- enforce relevant federal and state laws and regulations relating to Metrorail safety;
- publish annually a Metrorail safety report, including updates of Corrective Action Plans, Commission directives, and on-going investigations; and
- publish annually a report on commission operations.
An independent annual audit shall be made of commission financial accounts.
Any signatory may withdraw from the MSC Compact, which shall constitute its termination.
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