[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 983 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 983

  To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
   provide for improvements in the conspicuity of rail cars of rail 
                               carriers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 6, 1999

  Mr. Johnson (for himself and Mr. Daschle) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
   provide for improvements in the conspicuity of rail cars of rail 
                               carriers.

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

SECTION 1. IMPROVED CONSPICUITY OF RAIL CARS.

    (a) In General.--Section 20132 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following:
``Sec. 20132. Visible markers for train cars'';
        and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(c) Improved Conspicuity.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation 
shall--
            ``(1) develop and implement a plan to ensure that the 
        requirements of this section are met; and
            ``(2) issue regulations that require that, not later than 2 
        years after the date of issuance of the regulations, all cars 
        of freight, passenger, or commuter trains be equipped, and, if 
        necessary, retrofitted, with at least 1 highly visible marker 
        (including reflective tape or appropriate lighting).''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 201 of title 
49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to 
section 20132 and inserting the following:

``20132. Visible markers for train cars.''.
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