3.0.0 700 2023-01-11T13:47:44Z 2023-01-11T13:47:44Z Senate S 2021-03-11 117 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-11T16:40:06Z Surface Transportation Investment Act of 2021 117 2016 S 2021-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 227. Related bill CRS 2021-03-11 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2021-03-11 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE N P000595 Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Gary Peters D MI 2021-03-11 True M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS 2021-03-11 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2021-03-11 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-03-11 True Transportation and Public Works Accidents Congressional oversight Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Railroads Roads and highways Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2021-03-11 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-20T16:33:04Z This bill provides statutory authority for the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to establish and maintain a portal and corresponding database through which it shall receive information on blocked railroad-highway grade crossings as a three-year pilot program.

The FRA must use information from the database (1) to assist in identifying the locations and potential impacts of frequent and long-duration blocked railroad-highway grade crossings; (2) as a basis for outreach to communities, emergency responders, and railroads; and (3) to support collaboration in the prevention of incidents at railroad-highway grade crossings.

Additionally, the Department of Transportation must evaluate the requirements of its railway-highway crossing program to determine whether

  • the program provides states sufficient flexibility to adequately address current and emerging grade-crossing safety issues,
  • the structure of the program provides sufficient incentive and resources to states and local agencies to make changes at grade crossings that are most effective at reducing deaths and injuries,
  • there are appropriate tools and resources to support states in using data-driven programs to determine the most cost-effective use of program funds, and
  • any statutory changes are necessary to improve the effectiveness of the program.
]]> A bill to establish a portal and database to receive and maintain information regarding blocked railroad-highway grade crossings and to require the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the requirements of the railway-highway crossings program. Display Title A bill to establish a portal and database to receive and maintain information regarding blocked railroad-highway grade crossings and to require the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the requirements of the railway-highway crossings program. Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish a portal and database to receive and maintain information regarding blocked railroad-highway grade crossings and to require the Secretary of Transportation to evaluate the requirements of the railway-highway crossings program. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s700is/xml/BILLS-117s700is.xml 2021-03-11 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.