[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 946 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 946

  To make loans and loan guarantees under section 502 of the Railroad 
    Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 available for 
  implementing positive train control systems, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 12, 2015

  Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself and Mr. Peterson) 
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
                   Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To make loans and loan guarantees under section 502 of the Railroad 
    Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 available for 
  implementing positive train control systems, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Commuter Rail Passenger Safety 
Act''.

SEC. 2. POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEMS.

    Section 502(b)(1) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory 
Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 822(b)(1)), is amended--
            (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``or'';
            (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``facilities.'' and 
        inserting ``facilities; or''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
                    ``(D) implement a positive train control system, as 
                required by section 20157 of title 49, United States 
                Code.''.

SEC. 3. EXTENSION OF RAILROAD SAFETY TECHNOLOGY GRANTS.

    Section 20158(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
        ``$100,000,000''; and
            (2) by striking ``2009 through 2013'' and inserting ``2016 
        through 2020''.
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