,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #eege  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #ah1 #bjad  
,mr4 ,cr[ley 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,rangel1  
,mr4 ,meeks1 & ,mr4 ,nadl]7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct ! 
,secret>y ( ,transportation to e/abli% a
 program to provide grants to c>ry out  
projects to r$uce railway noise levels t
 adv]sely impact s*ools locat$ 9        
urbaniz$ areas1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4  
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,peaceful ,le>n+ ,act ( #bjad4  #b4     
,def9itions  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,except z     
o!rwise specifically provid$1 9 ?is ,act
 ! def9itions 9 section #ecjb ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all apply4   
7b7 ,additional def9itions ,9 ?is ,act1 
! foll[+ additional def9itions apply3   
7#a7 ,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m    
local educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 t t]m 9 section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y &  
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  

,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,rail op]ator ,!
 t]m rail op]ator means an own] or      
op]ator ( a fix$ rail public            
transportation facility4  7#c7 ,railway 
noise ,! t]m railway noise means noise  
caus$ by a fix$ rail public             
transportation facility4  7#d7 ,s*ool ,!
 t]m s*ool means an elem5t>y s*ool or a 
second>y s*ool 7z ^? t]ms are def9$ 9   
section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja774  #c4 ,railway noise /udy  7a7  
,9 ,g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,transportation
 %all ent] into an agreem5t ) !         
,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces to conduct
 a /udy on railway noise 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( ,/udy ,9        
conduct+ ! /udy1 ! ,national ,academy ( 
,sci5ces %all exam9e--  7#a7 ! ?re%old (
 railway noise at :i* heal? beg9s to be 
affect$2  7#b7 ! effectiv5ess ( noise   
abatem5t programs = railway noise on !  
prop]ty ( a s*ool2  7#c7 ! impacts (    
railway noise on s*ools2 &  7#d7 ! noise
 assessm5t practices ( ! ,dep>tm5t (    

,transportation & :e!r su* practices    
fairly & accurately reflect ! burd5 (   
noise on communities4  7c7 ,report ,n   
lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date ( !      
agreem5t ent]$ into "u subsection 7a71 !
 ,national ,academy ( ,sci5ces %all     
transmit to ! ,secret>y a report on !   
results ( ! /udy4 ,^u receipt ( !       
report1 ! ,secret>y %all transmit a copy
 ( ! report to ! appropriate committees 
( ,congress4  #d4 ,noise measurem5t &   
exposure sy/ems  ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s  
aft] ! date ( submission ( ! report "u  
section #c1 9 consultation ) !          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,environm5tal          
,protection ,ag5cy & ,gov]nm5t1 ,/ate1 &
 int]/ate ag5cies t ! ,secret>y (       
,transportation consid]s appropriate1 ! 
,secret>y %all by regulation--  7#a7    
e/abli% a s+le sy/em ( measur+ railway  
noise t--  7,a7 has a highly reliable   
relation%ip betwe5 project$ railway     
noise exposure & survey$ reactions (    
individuals to noise2 &  7,b7 is appli$ 
uni=mly 9 measur+ railway noise ne>     

urbaniz$ areas2  7#b7 e/abli% a s+le    
sy/em = det]m9+ ! exposure ( individuals
 to railway noise 9 urbaniz$ areas1     
includ+ noise int5sity1 duration1       
frequ5cy1 & "t ( occurr5ce2 &  7#c7 bas$
 on ! f9d+s ( ! report requir$ "u       
section #c1 det]m9e m9imum /&>ds =      
railway noise levels on ! prop]ty ( a   
s*ool locat$ 9 an urbaniz$ area4  #e4   
,noise exposure maps  7a7 ,submission & 
,prep>ation ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] !
 date ( issuance ( regulations "u       
section #d1 ea* rail op]ator %all submit
 to ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation a     
noise exposure map %[+ any areas (      
noncon=m+ railway noise levels 7bas$ on 
! /&>ds develop$ "u section #d7 t--     
7#a7 adv]sely impact a s*ool locat$ 9 an
 urbaniz$ area2 &  7#b7 are caus$ by    
op]ations ( ! rail op]ator4  7b7 ,revis$
 ,maps ,if a *ange 9 ! rail op]ations ( 
a rail op]ator describ$ 9 subsection 7a7
 e/abli%es a sub/antial new noncon=m+   
noise level on ! prop]ty ( a s*ool      
locat$ 9 an urbaniz$ area1 or           

significantly r$uces noncon=m+ noise    
levels on ! prop]ty ( su* a s*ool1 t is 
n reflect$ 9 ! noise exposure map1 !    
rail op]ator %all submit a revis$ noise 
exposure map to ! ,secret>y %[+ ! new   
noncon=m+ noise levels or noise level   
r$uction4  #f4 ,noise compatibility     
programs  7a7 ,program submission ,a    
rail op]ator t submitt$ a noise exposure
 map "u section #e may submit a noise   
compatibility program to ! ,secret>y (  
,transportation aft]--  7#a7 consult+ ) 
public ag5cies & plann+ au?orities 9 !  
area cov]$ by ! map2 &  7#b7 notice & an
 opportunity = a public he>+4  7b7      
,cont5ts ( program ,a program submitt$  
"u subsection 7a7 %all /ate ! measures !
 rail op]ator has tak5 or proposes to   
take to r$uce exi/+ noncon=m+ noise     
levels on ! prop]ty ( a s*ool & prev5t  
creat+ additional noncon=m+ noise levels
 9 ! area cov]$ by ! map4 ,! measures   
may include con/ruct+ b>ri]s or ac\/ical
 %ield+ & s\ndpro(+ ( s*ools subject to 
a noncon=m+ noise level4  7c7 ,approvals

 ,! ,secret>y %all approve or disapprove
 a program submitt$ "u subsection 7a7 ( 
?is section n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]   
receiv+ x4 ,! ,secret>y %all approve !  
program if ! program--  7#a7 is         
reasonably consi/5t ) a*iev+ ! goal (   
r$uc+ noncon=m+ noise levels on !       
prop]ty ( a s*ool & prev5t+ !           
introduction ( additional noncon=m+     
noise levels on ! prop]ty ( a s*ool2 &  
7#b7 provides = necess>y revisions      
because ( a revis$ map submitt$ "u      
section #e4  7d7 ,grants ,! ,secret>y   
may incur obligations to make grants f  
am\nts available "u section #h to c>ry  
out a project "u a "p ( a noise         
compatibility program approv$ "u        
subsection 7c74 ,a grant may be made to 
a rail op]ator submitt+ ! program to    
c>ry out ! program directly or 9        
coop]ation )--  7#a7 a local educational
 ag5cy ( a s*ool t is subject to        
noncon=m+ noise levels2 or  7#b7 a unit 
( local gov]nm5t 9 ! area surr\nd+ !    
s*ool t has noncon=m+ noise levels4  7e7

 ,f$]al %>e ,! ,f$]al %>e ( a project = 
:i* a grant is made "u subsection 7d7 is
 #hj p]c5t ( ! co/ ( ! project4  #g4    
,nonadmissibility ( noise exposure map &
 relat$ in=mation z evid5ce ,no "p ( a  
noise exposure map or relat$ in=mation  
describ$ 9 section #e t is submitt$ to1 
or prep>$ by1 ! ,secret>y (             
,transportation & no "p ( a li/ ( l&    
uses ! ,secret>y id5tifies z normally   
compatible ) v>i\s exposures (          
individuals to noise may be admitt$ into
 evid5ce or us$ = any o!r purpose 9 a   
civil action ask+ = relief = noise      
result+ f ! op]ation ( a fix$ rail      
public transportation facility4  #h4    
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re are 
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ f ! ,mass    
,transit ,acc\nt ( ! ,highway ,tru/     
,fund "u section #ecch ( title #di1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 su* funds z may be 
necess>y to c>ry out ?is ,act4