3.0.0 2032 2023-01-13T04:49:33Z 2023-01-13T04:49:33Z Senate S S 2005-11-17 109 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Standing Reported original measure 2005-11-17T21:01:03Z Markup by 2005-11-16T21:51:34Z Public Transportation Security Assistance Act of 2006 109 5808 HR 2006-09-15 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394. Related bill House A bill to amend title 46 and 49, United States Code, to provide improved maritime, rail, and public transportation security, and for other purposes. 109 2791 S 2006-05-12 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 430. Related bill House 2005-11-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299. Calendars 2005-11-17 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shelby. Without written report. Committee 2005-11-17 Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Shelby. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee 2005-11-17 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress 2005-11-16 ssbk00 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs ordered to be reported an original measure. Committee S000320 Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] Richard Shelby R AL C. N 2005-12-05T06:00:00Z S. 2032, Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17542 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on November 16, 2005</p> 2005-12-05T06:00:00Z S. 2032, Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17542 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on November 16, 2005 Transportation and Public Works Animals Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Bombs Capital investments Chemical warfare Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Crime and Law Enforcement Customer service Department of Homeland Security Department of Transportation Dogs Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Emergency Management Employee training Evacuation of civilians Explosives Federal aid to research Federal aid to transportation Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Hours of labor Housing and Community Development Infrastructure International Affairs Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Mass rapid transit Motor buses Navigation satellites Nuclear terrorism Police Research and development Research grants Salaries Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Technological innovations Technology assessment Telecommunication systems Terrorism Transportation planning Transportation research Transportation safety Tunnels Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-11-17 Introduced in Senate 2005-12-16T22:39:25Z Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 - Requires the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Transit Administration to submit all public transportation security assessments to the Secretary of Homeland Security to review and augment such assessments.

Requires the Secretary to: (1) establish security improvement priorities and to update them annually; (2) conduct security assessments of all public transportation agencies considered to be at greatest risk of a terrorist attack; (3) conduct security assessments to determine the specific needs of local bus-only public transportation systems and of selected rural transportation systems; and (4) use information collected to establish the process for developing security guidelines.

Directs the Secretary to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital security improvements (including tunnel and perimeter protection systems and surveillance and communications equipment); and (2) operational security improvements (including security training for transit employees, drills, public awareness campaigns, and canine patrols for chemical, biological, or explosives detection).

Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that DOT receives appropriate and timely notification of all credible terrorist threats against U.S. public transportation assets; and (2) award grants for research, development, and demonstration of technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from such attacks; and (3) provide sufficient financial assistance for the reasonable costs of an Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Public Transportation.

]]> 80 2005-11-17 Reported to Senate without amendment 2005-12-23T21:12:33Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Public Transportation Terrorism Prevention Act of 2005 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Federal Transit Administration of the Department of Transportation to submit all public transportation security assessments and all other relevant information to the Secretary of Homeland Security (Secretary).

Directs the Secretary to review, augment, and use them as the basis for allocating funds under security assistance grants, unless the Secretary notifies the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate that the Secretary has determined that an adjustment is necessary to respond to an urgent threat or significant factors.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) update such security assessments; (2) conduct them for all public transportation agencies considered to be at greatest risk of a terrorist attack; (3) use them and other relevant information to establish the process for developing public transportation security guidelines and designing a security improvement strategy; and (4) conduct assessments to determine the specific needs of local bus-only public transportation systems and selected public transportation systems that receive formula grants for non-urbanized areas.

(Sec. 4) Directs the Secretary to award grants directly to public transportation agencies for allowable capital and operational security improvements based on establlished priorities.

Requires each public transportation agency that receives a grant to: (1) identify a security improvements coordinator; and (2) develop a comprehensive plan for the agency's capacity for operating and maintaining the equipment purchased under this Act.

(Sec. 5) Directs the Secretary to: (1) ensure that the Department of Transportation receives appropriate and timely notification of all credible terrorist threats against public transportation assets in the United States; and (2) provide sufficient financial assistance for the reasonable costs of the Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Public Transportation (ISAC) established to protect critical infrastructure.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) require public transportation agencies at significant risk of terrorist attack to participate in ISAC; and (2) encourage all other public transportation agencies to participate in ISAC. Prohibits the Secretary from charging a fee to any public transportation agency for such participation.

(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary to award grants to public or private entities to conduct research into, and demonstrate, technologies and methods to reduce and deter terrorist threats or mitigate damages resulting from terrorist attacks against public transportation systems.

Requires the return of misspent grant funds to the Treasury.

(Sec. 8) Authorizes appropriations for: (1) the capital security assistance program and for research for FY2007; (2) the operational security assistance program for FY2007-FY2009; and (3) intelligence sharing, including ISAC (without fiscal year limit).

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