[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5059 Introduced in House (IH)]







106th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5059

   To provide for a delayed effective date for the implementation of 
regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings, 
                        and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 27, 2000

Mr. Lipinski, (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Biggert, Mr. Blagojevich, 
 Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hyde, Mr. LaHood, 
  Mr. Phelps, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rush, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
   Roemer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
   To provide for a delayed effective date for the implementation of 
regulations requiring audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings, 
                        and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DELAYED EFFECTIVE DATE.

    Section 20153(j) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``365th day'' and inserting ``expiration of 10 years''.

SEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTARY SAFETY MEASURES.

    Section 20153(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``as where adequate median barriers prevent 
        movement around''; and
            (2) by striking ``flashing lights with gates that do not 
        completely block travel over the line of railroad,''.
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