,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #gac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjai,mr4
 ,blumenthal 7for himself and ,mr4      
,schumer7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
improve highway-rail grade crossing     
safety1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,highway-,rail ,grade ,crossing     
,safety ,act of #bjai4  #b4             
,railway-,highway ,crossing ,program    
7a7 ,in general ,in addition to amounts 
otherwise apportioned for the highway   
safety improvement program under section
 #adh of title #bc1 ,united ,states     
,code1 there is authorized to be        
appropriated #ej1jjj1jjj1 which shall be
 set aside for the ,railway-,highway    
,crossings ,program under section #acj  
of that title1 for each of fiscal years 
#bjbj through #bjbd4  7b7 ,treatment    
,funds made available under subsection  

7a7 shall be administered as if         
apportioned under chapter #a of title   
#bc1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4        
,consolidated rail infrastructure and   
safety improvements  7a7 ,in general    
,section #aaajb of the ,,fast ,act      
7,public ,law #aad-id2 #abi ,stat4      
#afbc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7a7--  7,a7 in the matter preceding     
paragraph 7#a71 by striking section     
#bddjg of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 7as added by section #aacja of   
this ,act7 and inserting section #bbijg 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2    
7,b7 in paragraph 7#e71 by striking     
#ccj1jjj1jjj and inserting #ghj1jjj1jjj2
 and  7,c7 by adding at the end the     
following3  7#f7 ,for each of fiscal    
years #bjba through #bjbd1 such sums as 
are necessary4  2  7#b7 in subsection   
7b71 by striking section #bddjg and     
inserting section #bbijg2 and  7#c7 by  
striking subsection 7c7 and inserting   
the following3  7c7 ,highway-,rail grade
 crossing safety2 rail line relocation  

and improvement ,from the amount        
appropriated under subsection 7a71 the  
,secretary shall use1 for each of fiscal
 years #bjbj through #bjbd--  7#a7      
#bej1jjj1jjj to carry out section       
#bbijg7;c77#f7 of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code2  7#b7 #age1jjj1jjj to    
carry out section #bbijg7;c77#e7 of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and   
7#c7 #be1jjj1jjj to carry out section   
#bbijg7;c77#aj7 of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code4  4  7b7 ,conforming      
amendment ,section #bbijg7;c77#aj7 of   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by inserting 1 including public 
education and awareness campaigns for   
highway-rail grade crossing safety after
 rail safety4  #d4 ,operation ,lifesaver
 ,section #bjf7;c7 of the ,rail ,safety 
,improvement ,act of #bjjh 7division ,a 
of ,public ,law #aaj-dcb2 #di ,u4,s4,c4 
#bbijg note7 is amended by striking     
subsection 7c7 and inserting the        
following3  7c7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,there are authorized to 

be appropriated to the ,federal         
,railroad ,administration to carry out  
this section #c1jjj1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjbj through #bjbd4  4    
#e4 ,highway-rail grade crossing safety 
personnel  7a7 ,grade crossing safety   
managers ,in addition to the personnel  
authorized to be employed by the        
,federal ,railroad ,administration on   
the day before the date of enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,administrator of the    
,federal ,railroad ,administration      
7referred to in this section as the     
,administrator7 shall hire #af full-time
 grade crossing safety managers to work 
with ,state and local officials to      
identify safety improvements to         
highway-rail grade crossings4  7b7      
,trespass prevention managers ,in       
addition to the personnel authorized to 
be employed by the ,federal ,railroad   
,administration on the day before the   
date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,administrator shall hire #h trespass   
prevention managers to work with local  

governments1 schools1 businesses1 and   
railroads to develop site-specific      
mitigation plans4  7c7 ,authorization of
 appropriations ,there are authorized to
 be appropriated to the ,administrator  
to carry out this section such sums as  
are necessary for each of fiscal years  
#bjbj through #bjbd4  #f4 ,provision of 
information and statistics on           
highway-rail grade crossing problems    
,section #bjaeb of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a71 in the matter preceding 
paragraph 7#a71 by inserting 7referred  
to in this section as the ,secretary7   
after ,transportation2 and  7#b7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7c7   
,provision of information and statistics
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    
date of enactment of this subsection1   
the ,secretary shall--  7#a7 aggregate  
information and statistics relating to  
highway-rail grade crossings1 including 
from studies conducted by the ,federal  
,railroad ,administration1 rail         

carriers1 and independent entities2     
7#b7 provide the information and        
statistics described in paragraph 7#a7  
to ,state departments of transportation2
 and  7#c7 establish and maintain a     
publicly accessible ,internet website   
that contains the information and       
statistics described in paragraph 7#a74 
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