[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7223 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7223

 To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
   of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 15, 2020

 Mr. Pence (for himself and Ms. Brownley of California) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
                           and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements 
   of the railway-highway crossings program, 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 ``Railway Upgrades for Rural American 
Lines Act'' or the ``RURAL Act''.

SEC. 2. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROGRAM.

    Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (e)(1)(A) by striking ``and the 
        installation of protective devices'' and inserting ``, the 
        installation of protective devices, and the replacement of 
        functionally obsolete warning devices'';
            (2) in subsection (f)(3) by striking ``90 percent'' and 
        inserting ``100 percent''; and
            (3) in subsection (i)(3)(B) by striking ``$7,500'' and 
        inserting ``$100,000''.
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