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116th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7223
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2020Mr. Pence (for himself and Ms. Brownley of California) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act.
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Railway-highway crossings program
Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended—
(1) in subsection (e)(1)(A) by striking and the installation of protective devices and inserting , the installation of protective devices, and the replacement of functionally obsolete warning devices;
(2) in subsection (f)(3) by striking 90 percent and inserting 100 percent; and
(3) in subsection (i)(3)(B) by striking $7,500 and inserting $100,000.