,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #fjfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjbe,ms4 ,norton introduc$ ! foll[+    
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (        
,transportation to e/abli% a grant      
program to con/ruct b>ri]s ne> rail l9es
 t are adjac5t to a resid5tial /ructure1
 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is
 ,act may be cit$ z ! ,protect+ ,homes f
 ,tra9s ,act ( #bjbe4  #b4 ,grant       
program to con/ruct b>ri]s ne> rail l9es
 adjac5t to a resid5tial /ructure  7a7  
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !     
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all e/abli%
 a program to provide grants to eligible
 recipi5ts to design or con/ruct a b>ri]
 to mitigate rail activity t may        
negatively impact a resid5tial /ructure 
or its use1 includ+--  7#a7 damage caus$
 by a tra9 d]ailm5t2  7#b7 noise caus$  
by a tra92 &  7#c7 vibrations caus$ by a

 tra94  7b7 ,use ( funds ,a grant       
provid$ "u ?is section may be us$ to    
design or con/ruct a b>ri] locat$--     
7#a7 adjac5t to a rail l9e2 &  7#b7     
betwe5 ! rail l9e & any resid5tial area 
t--  7,a7 includes /ructures2 &  7,b7 is
 affect$1 or pot5tially affect$1 by any 
rail activity describ$ 9 subsection 7a74
  7c7 ,eligible recipi5ts ,! ,secret>y  
may make a grant "u ! program e/abli%$ 9
 subsection 7a7 to ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,a    
,/ate4  7#b7 ,a gr\p ( ,/ates4  7#c7 ,an
 ,int]/ate ,compact4  7#d7 ,a public    
ag5cy or publicly *>t]$ au?ority        
e/abli%$ by "o or m ,/ates4  7#e7 ,a    
political subdivision ( a ,/ate4  7#f7  
,amtrak or ano!r rail c>ri] t provides  
int]city rail pass5g] transportation4   
7#g7 ,a ,class ,,ii railroad or ,class  
,,iii railroad or a hold+ company ( a   
,class ,,ii or ,class ,,iii railroad1 or
 an association repres5t+ a ,class ,,ii 
or ,,iii railroad4  7#h7 ,any rail c>ri]
 9 p>tn]%ip ) "o or m entities describ$ 
9 p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#e74  7d7       

,applications ,to be eligible = a grant 
"u ! program e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a71 
an entity describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 %all
 submit to ! ,secret>y an application 9 
su* =m1 at su* "t1 & conta9+ su*        
in=mation z ! ,secret>y det]m9es        
appropriate4  7e7 ,/ate def9$ ,9 ?is    
section1 ! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( !      
sev]al ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict ( ,columbia1 &
 ea* commonweal?1 t]ritory1 or          
possession ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7f7      
,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re is  
au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry out !
 program e/abli%$ 9 subsection 7a7      
#ajj1jjj1jjj = ea* ( fiscal ye>s #bjbf  
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