,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fjfd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ag1       
#bjbe,ms4 ,norton introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,secretary of ,transportation to    
establish a grant program to construct  
barriers near rail lines that are       
adjacent to a residential structure1 and
 for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,protecting ,homes from ,trains ,act of 
#bjbe4  #b4 ,grant program to construct 
barriers near rail lines adjacent to a  
residential structure  7a7              
,establishment ,not later than #ahj days
 after the date of the enactment of this
 section1 the ,secretary of             
,transportation shall establish a       
program to provide grants to eligible   
recipients to design or construct a     
barrier to mitigate rail activity that  
may negatively impact a residential     

structure or its use1 including--  7#a7 
damage caused by a train derailment2    
7#b7 noise caused by a train2 and  7#c7 
vibrations caused by a train4  7b7 ,use 
of funds ,a grant provided under this   
section may be used to design or        
construct a barrier located--  7#a7     
adjacent to a rail line2 and  7#b7      
between the rail line and any           
residential area that--  7,a7 includes  
structures2 and  7,b7 is affected1 or   
potentially affected1 by any rail       
activity described in subsection 7a74   
7c7 ,eligible recipients ,the ,secretary
 may make a grant under the program     
established in subsection 7a7 to the    
following3 7#a7 ,a ,state4  7#b7 ,a     
group of ,states4  7#c7 ,an ,interstate 
,compact4  7#d7 ,a public agency or     
publicly chartered authority established
 by one or more ,states4  7#e7 ,a       
political subdivision of a ,state4  7#f7
 ,amtrak or another rail carrier that   
provides intercity rail passenger       
transportation4  7#g7 ,a ,class ,,ii    

railroad or ,class ,,iii railroad or a  
holding company of a ,class ,,ii or     
,class ,,iii railroad1 or an association
 representing a ,class ,,ii or ,,iii    
railroad4  7#h7 ,any rail carrier in    
partnership with one or more entities   
described in paragraphs 7#a7 through    
7#e74  7d7 ,applications ,to be eligible
 for a grant under the program          
established in subsection 7a71 an entity
 described in subsection 7c7 shall      
submit to the ,secretary an application 
in such form1 at such time1 and         
containing such information as the      
,secretary determines appropriate4  7e7 
,state defined ,in this section1 the    
term ,state means each of the several   
,states1 the ,district of ,columbia1 and
 each commonwealth1 territory1 or       
possession of the ,united ,states4  7f7 
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
is authorized to be appropriated to     
carry out the program established in    
subsection 7a7 #ajj1jjj1jjj for each of 
fiscal years #bjbf through #bjcj4