[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1015 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1015

  To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to 
    address safety concerns and to minimize delays for motorists at 
                       railroad grade crossings.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 12, 2001

 Mr. Levin (for himself, Ms. Stabenow, and Mr. Durbin) 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 
    address safety concerns and to minimize delays for motorists at 
                       railroad grade crossings.

    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 Reduction 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

    Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations regarding 
trains that block traffic at railroad grade crossings to address safety 
concerns and to minimize delays encountered by motorists that are 
caused by such trains.
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