,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #diac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ah1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,te/] 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,fis*]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,f$]al ,railroad 
,adm9i/ration & ! ,f$]al ,highway       
,adm9i/ration to provide recomm5dations 
= r$uc+ ! numb] ( v rural highway-rail  
grade cross+ collisions1 to au?orize a  
public outrea* & educational program to 
r$uce su* collisions1 & to au?orize     
grants to improve grade cross+ safety4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,"r ,track ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress
 f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,collisions at     
nonsignaliz$ highway-rail grade cross+s 
cont9ue to lead to fatalities 9 v rural 
areas4  7#b7 ,9 ,/ates ) ext5sive rail  
infra/ructure1 additional in=mation =   
protect+ grade cross+s w\ld be valuable 
to ! g5]al public1 ,/ate & local        
gov]nm5ts1 & rail op]ators4  #c4        

,recomm5dations  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,!        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,railroad       
,adm9i/ration & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,f$]al ,highway ,adm9i/ration1 aft]     
consultation ) railroads1 te*nology     
develop]s1 manufactur]s1 relevant ,/ate 
& local ag5cies1 in/itutions ( high]    
education1 & law en=cem5t ag5cies1 %all 
jo9tly provide recomm5dations = r$uc+ ! 
numb] ( collisions at highway-rail grade
 cross+s 9 c\nties ) #aj or few]        
resid5ts p] squ>e mile 7accord+ to ! mo/
 rec5t dec5nial c5sus7 to-- 7#a7 !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( !       
,s5ate2  7#b7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  
7#c7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7#d7 !       
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives2  7#e7 /akehold]s       
involv$ 9 consultations "u ?is          
subsection2 &  7#f7 ! g5]al public4  7b7
 ,use ( recomm5dations ,! ,adm9i/rators 
%all use ! recomm5dations ref]r$ to 9   

subsection 7a7 to provide te*nical      
assi/ance to ,/ates seek+ to make rail  
safety infra/ructure improvem5ts4  #d4  
,public outrea* & education ,!          
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,railroad       
,adm9i/ration & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !      
,f$]al ,highway ,adm9i/ration %all      
jo9tly conduct a public outrea* &       
educational initiative1 9 coop]ation )  
,op]ation ,lifesav]1 to r$uce collisions
 at public highway-rail grade cross+s 9 
c\nties ) #aj or few] resid5ts p] squ>e 
mile t includes multim$ia res\rces1     
includ+ res\rces t are n available      
onl9e4  #e4 ,grade cross+ safety        
improvem5t grants  7a7 ,e/abli%m5t ,!   
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all use    
am\nts set aside pursuant to subsection 
7c7 = grants to eligible recipi5ts 7z   
describ$ 9 section #bbijg7;b7 ( title   
#di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code7 to improve    
grade cross+ safety 9 c\nties ) #aj or  
few] resid5ts p] squ>e mile4 ,!         
,secret>y %all prioritize ! projects    
receiv+ grants "u ?is subsection 9      

accordance ) ! crit]ia set =? 9 section 
#bbijg7;e7 ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code4  7b7 ,priority ,9 select+ grant  
recipi5ts "u subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y
 %all prioritize projects bas$ on !     
application ( ! haz>d indices & accid5t 
pr$iction =mulae describ$ 9 ! ,f$]al    
,highway ,adm9i/ration's ,highway-,rail 
,cross+ ,h&book  7c7 ,fund+ ,dur+ ea* ( 
! fiscal ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbe1        
#aj1jjj1jjj ( ! am\nts appropriat$ =    
grants "u section #bbijg ( title #di1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all be set aside =
 grants au?oriz$ "u subsection 7a74 ,!  
set aside requir$ "u ?is subsection %all
 n ov]lap ) ! rural set aside requir$ "u
 subsection 7g7 ( su* section #bbijg4   
7d7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s aft] !  
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all submit 
a report to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1   
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate & 
! ,committee on ,transportation &       
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives t describes !           

implem5tation ( ?is section4