,,ii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #gac  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #g1 #bjai,mr4     
,blum5?al 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*um]7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to improve highway-rail grade 
cross+ safety1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4   
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,highway-,rail ,grade ,cross+ ,safety   
,act ( #bjai4  #b4 ,railway-,highway    
,cross+ ,program  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9       
addition to am\nts o!rwise apportion$ = 
! highway safety improvem5t program "u  
section #adh ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 !re is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$
 #ej1jjj1jjj1 :i* %all be set aside = ! 
,railway-,highway ,cross+s ,program "u  
section #acj ( t title1 = ea* ( fiscal  
ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4  7b7 ,treatm5t  
,funds made available "u subsection 7a7 
%all be adm9i/]$ z if apportion$ "u     
*apt] #a ( title #bc1 ,unit$ ,/ates     
,code4  #c4 ,consolidat$ rail           

infra/ructure & safety improvem5ts  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,section #aaajb ( ! ,,fa/ ,act 
7,public ,law #aad-id2 #abi ,/at4 #afbc7
 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9 subsection 7a7--     
7,a7 9 ! matt] prec$+ p>agraph 7#a71 by 
/rik+ section #bddjg ( title #di1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 7z add$ by section #aacja
 ( ?is ,act7 & ins]t+ section #bbijg (  
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2  7,b7 9 
p>agraph 7#e71 by /rik+ #ccj1jjj1jjj &  
ins]t+ #ghj1jjj1jjj2 &  7,c7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  7#f7 ,= ea* ( fiscal   
ye>s #bjba ?r\gh #bjbd1 su* sums z are  
necess>y4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7b71 by 
/rik+ section #bddjg & ins]t+ section   
#bbijg2 &  7#c7 by /rik+ subsection 7c7 
& ins]t+ ! foll[+3  7c7 ,highway-,rail  
grade cross+ safety2 rail l9e relocation
 & improvem5t ,f ! am\nt appropriat$ "u 
subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y %all use1 = 
ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd--   
7#a7 #bej1jjj1jjj to c>ry out section   
#bbijg7;c77#f7 ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code2  7#b7 #age1jjj1jjj to c>ry
 out section #bbijg7;c77#e7 ( title #di1

 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#c7           
#be1jjj1jjj to c>ry out section         
#bbijg7;c77#aj7 ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code4  4  7b7 ,con=m+ am5dm5t   
,section #bbijg7;c77#aj7 ( title #di1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ 
1 includ+ public education & aw>5ess    
campaigns = highway-rail grade cross+   
safety aft] rail safety4  #d4 ,op]ation 
,lifesav] ,section #bjf7;c7 ( ! ,rail   
,safety ,improvem5t ,act ( #bjjh        
7division ,a ( ,public ,law #aaj-dcb2   
#di ,u4,s4,c4 #bbijg note7 is am5d$ by  
/rik+ subsection 7c7 & ins]t+ ! foll[+3 
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
are au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to !     
,f$]al ,railroad ,adm9i/ration to c>ry  
out ?is section #c1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4  4  #e4  
,highway-rail grade cross+ safety       
p]sonnel  7a7 ,grade cross+ safety      
manag]s ,9 addition to ! p]sonnel       
au?oriz$ to be employ$ by ! ,f$]al      
,railroad ,adm9i/ration on ! day be=e ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           

,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,railroad       
,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is section z
 ! ,adm9i/rator7 %all hire #af full-"t  
grade cross+ safety manag]s to "w )     
,/ate & local (ficials to id5tify safety
 improvem5ts to highway-rail grade      
cross+s4  7b7 ,trespass prev5tion       
manag]s ,9 addition to ! p]sonnel       
au?oriz$ to be employ$ by ! ,f$]al      
,railroad ,adm9i/ration on ! day be=e ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all hire #h trespass      
prev5tion manag]s to "w ) local         
gov]nm5ts1 s*ools1 bus9esses1 &         
railroads to develop site-specific      
mitigation plans4  7c7 ,au?orization (  
appropriations ,!re are au?oriz$ to be  
appropriat$ to ! ,adm9i/rator to c>ry   
out ?is section su* sums z are necess>y 
= ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbj ?r\gh #bjbd4  
#f4 ,provision ( in=mation & /ati/ics on
 highway-rail grade cross+ problems     
,section #bjaeb ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$-- 7#a7 9         
subsection 7a71 9 ! matt] prec$+        

p>agraph 7#a71 by ins]t+ 7ref]r$ to 9   
?is section z ! ,secret>y7 aft]         
,transportation2 &  7#b7 by add+ at !   
end ! foll[+3  7c7 ,provision (         
in=mation & /ati/ics ,n lat] ?an #ahj   
days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
subsection1 ! ,secret>y %all--  7#a7    
aggregate in=mation & /ati/ics relat+ to
 highway-rail grade cross+s1 includ+ f  
/udies conduct$ by ! ,f$]al ,railroad   
,adm9i/ration1 rail c>ri]s1 & indep5d5t 
entities2  7#b7 provide ! in=mation &   
/ati/ics describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a7 to    
,/ate dep>tm5ts ( transportation2 &     
7#c7 e/abli% & ma9ta9 a publicly        
accessible ,int]net website t conta9s ! 
in=mation & /ati/ics describ$ 9 p>agraph
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