[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 201 Introduced in House (IH)]







104th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. CON. RES. 201

Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the implementation 
 by the Secretary of Transportation of exceptions to the train whistle 
     requirement of section 20153 of title 49, United States Code.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 25, 1996

   Mr. Lipinski (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. 
 Flanagan, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Yates, Mr. Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
   Costello, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
   Durbin) submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the implementation 
 by the Secretary of Transportation of exceptions to the train whistle 
     requirement of section 20153 of title 49, United States Code.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 

SECTION 1. TRAIN WHISTLE REQUIREMENT EXCEPTIONS.

    It is the sense of the Congress that--
            (1) in providing exceptions to the train whistle 
        requirement of section 20153 of title 49, United States Code, 
        the Secretary of Transportation should take into account the 
        interests of the affected communities and the past safety 
        record at the grade crossing (among other criteria); and
            (2) whenever the Secretary determines that supplementary 
        safety measures are necessary to provide an exception to the 
        train whistle requirement, the Secretary should--
                    (A) allow as much as 3 years from the date of that 
                determination for the installation of those measures; 
                and
                    (B) work in partnership with affected communities 
                to provide technical assistance and to develop a 
                reasonable schedule for the installation of those 
                measures.
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