3.0.0 1380 2023-01-13T04:50:26Z 2023-01-13T04:50:26Z Senate S S 2005-07-11 109 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-07-11T23:36:37Z 2005-07-11 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2005-07-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA N B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2005-07-11 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-07-25 False Transportation and Public Works Congress Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Crime prevention Emergency Management Federal aid to transportation Federal-local relations Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Railroad safety Science, Technology, Communications Traffic accidents and safety Traffic congestion Traffic signs and signals Transportation planning Vandalism Video tape recording Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-07-11 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-27T16:57:10Z Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2005 - Amends federal transportation law to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish an automated video image analysis pilot program in states with the highest rates of accidents at highway-rail grade crossings to record motorist violations at crossings equipped with automatic warning devices. Requires the Secretary to submit to Congress a plan to eliminate highway-rail grade crossings, with priority given to crossings where the number of accidents are high or there is insufficient or outdated protective equipment.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) review the safety of all public railway-highway grade crossings in the United States; and (2) compile and submit to Congress, based on such review, a list of the 5,000 railway-highway grade crossings most in need of safety improvements.

Authorizes the Secretary to award grants to states to make necessary improvements to crossings identified for elimination and improvement. Requires the Secretary, in awarding such grants, to: (1) give priority to projects to install automated warning systems at crossings in states with the highest number of accidents; and (2) strive to reduce the number of crossings without automated warning systems by not less than 50%.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) analyze all laws for preventing trespassing and vandalism on railroad property; and (2) develop model legislation providing for civil and criminal penalties for individuals who violate grade crossing signs, signals, or gates.

Requires the Secretary to inspect annually at least 2% of all highway-rail grade crossings in the 10 states with the highest rates of collisions at such crossings.

Requires the Secretary to investigate, and report to Congress, all fatal accidents in the United States (including fatal railroad accidents) that occur on or after enactment of this Act.

]]> Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2005 Display Title Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to eliminate unsafe railway-road grade crossings, to enhance railroad safety through new safety technology, safety inspections, accident investigations, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Safety Improvement Act of 2005 Introduced in Senate 2005-07-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s1380is/xml/BILLS-109s1380is.xml 2005-07-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.