3.0.0 918 2020-02-12T18:58:30Z 2020-02-12T18:58:30Z Senate S S 2011-05-09 112 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2011-05-09T19:53:05Z Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2011 112 825 HR 2011-03-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit. Related bill CRS 2011-05-09 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2011-05-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Fires Government information and archives Railroads Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Worker safety and health Transportation and Public Works 00 2011-05-09 Introduced in Senate 2011-06-07T16:53:46Z Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2011 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to modify certain federal regulations to: (1) allow fire services personnel to wear high visibility apparel meeting certain requirements, and (2) ensure that positive protective measures (including temporary longitudinal traffic barriers) are used to separate workers on highway construction projects from motorized traffic.

Directs the Secretary to approve the use of federal-aid highway funds by a state for patented or proprietary items that further the goals of state strategic highway safety plans.

Directs the Secretary to revise the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices to include a standard for a minimum level of retroreflectivity for pavement markings on all public roads.

Revises requirements for the highway safety improvement program to count installation, replacement, and upgrade of highway signs and pavement markings as a highway safety improvement project. Authorizes: (1) states to obligate highway safety improvement program funds apportioned to them for projects to maintain minimum levels of retroreflectivity in highway signs or pavement markings on public roads, regardless of whether such projects are included in state plans; and (2) a federal share of costs of 100% for such projects.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) carry out a program to improve traffic signs and pavement markings for older drivers and pedestrians in all states; (2) review the safety of all highway-rail grade crossings in the United States and, based on such review, compile a list of the ten highway-rail grade crossings having the greatest need for safety improvements; (3) establish a national database of information on the safety of highway-rail grade crossings in the United States; and (4) allocate $20 million to each state with a population density of less than 20 persons per square mile for FY2012 and each subsequent fiscal year for rural highway safety improvement projects.

]]> Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2011 Short Titles as Introduced Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2011 Display Title Surface Transportation Safety Act of 2011 Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out programs and activities to improve highway safety. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s918is/xml/BILLS-112s918is.xml 2011-05-09 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.