,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bide  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #cj1
 #bjbe,mr4 ,lee introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,banking1         
,housing1 and ,urban ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to amend title #di1 ,united ,states  
,code1 to authorize the accountable     
executive of a safety committee to      
resolve disputes of the safety          
committee1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safe ,transit ,accountability ,act4
  #b4 ,safety committee ,section        
#ecbi7;d77#e7 of title #di1 ,united     
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7,c7 ,final     
decisionmaker  7i7 ,in general ,the     
accountable executive of a recipient    
shall determine whether to implement the
 risk-based mitigation or strategies    
recommended by the ,safety ,committee   
and shall serve as the sole tiebreaker  
of any ,safety ,committee dispute       

resolution procedures4  7ii7            
,accountable executive ,in this         
subparagraph1 the term accountable      
executive means the single1 identifiable
 person who has ultimate responsibility 
for carrying out the ,public            
,transportation ,agency ,safety ,plan   
under this section of a transit agency1 
responsibility for carrying out the     
transit agency's ,transit ,asset        
,management ,plan1 and control or       
direction over the human and capital    
resources needed to develop and maintain
 both the transit agency's ,public      
,transportation ,agency ,safety ,plan1  
in accordance with this subsection1 and 
the transit agency's ,transit ,asset    
,management ,plan in accordance with    
section #ecbf4  4