[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 432 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 432

To authorize State and local governments to regulate, for public safety 
               purposes, trains that block road traffic.


_______________________________________________________________________


                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2001

 Mr. Dingell introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL


 
To authorize State and local governments to regulate, for public safety 
               purposes, trains that block road traffic.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Crossing Delay Safety 
Assurance Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY.

    If the Secretary of Transportation has not, before August 1, 2002, 
issued regulations to address the problem of trains blocking road 
traffic, a State or local government may enact a law or regulation to 
address such problem for the purpose of ensuring public safety.
                                 <all>