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49 U.S.C. § 20117 — Authorization of appropriations
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this part and to carry out responsibilities under chapter 51 as delegated or authorized by the Secretary—
(A) $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(B) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(C) $266,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(D) $289,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
(E) $293,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
(2) With amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall purchase Gage Restraint Measurement System vehicles and track geometry vehicles or other comparable technology as needed to assess track safety consistent with the results of the track inspection study required by section 403 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $18,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to design, develop, and construct the Facility for Underground Rail Station and Tunnel at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The facility shall be used to test and evaluate the vulnerabilities of above-ground and underground rail tunnels to prevent accidents and incidents in such tunnels, to mitigate and remediate the consequences of any such accidents or incidents, and to provide a realistic scenario for training emergency responders.
(4) Such sums as may be necessary from the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to the Secretary for personnel in regional offices and in Washington, D.C., whose duties primarily involve rail security.
**(b) Grade Crossing Safety.—** Not more than $1,000,000 may be appropriated to the Secretary for improvements in grade crossing safety, e
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**(a) In General.—**
(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this part and to carry out responsibilities under chapter 51 as delegated or authorized by the Secretary—
(A) $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009;
(B) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2010;
(C) $266,000,000 for fiscal year 2011;
(D) $289,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and
(E) $293,000,000 for fiscal year 2013.
(2) With amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall purchase Gage Restraint Measurement System vehicles and track geometry vehicles or other comparable technology as needed to assess track safety consistent with the results of the track inspection study required by section 403 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008.
(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $18,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to design, develop, and construct the Facility for Underground Rail Station and Tunnel at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The facility shall be used to test and evaluate the vulnerabilities of above-ground and underground rail tunnels to prevent accidents and incidents in such tunnels, to mitigate and remediate the consequences of any such accidents or incidents, and to provide a realistic scenario for training emergency responders.
(4) Such sums as may be necessary from the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to the Secretary for personnel in regional offices and in Washington, D.C., whose duties primarily involve rail security.
**(b) Grade Crossing Safety.—** Not more than $1,000,000 may be appropriated to the Secretary for improvements in grade crossing safety, except demonstration projects under [section 20134(c) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20134/c&num=0&edition=prelim). Amounts appropriated under this subsection remain available until expended.
**(c) Research and Development, Automated Track Inspection, and State Participation Grants.—** Amounts appropriated under this section for research and development, automated track inspection, and grants under [section 20105(e) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20105/e&num=0&edition=prelim) remain available until expended.
**(d) Minimum Available for Certain Purposes.—** At least 50 percent of the amounts appropriated to the Secretary for a fiscal year to carry out railroad research and development programs under this chapter or another law shall be available for safety research, improved track inspection and information acquisition technology, improved railroad freight transportation, and improved railroad passenger systems.
**(e) Operation Lifesaver.—** In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by law, there are authorized to be appropriated for railroad research and development $300,000 for fiscal year 1995, $500,000 for fiscal year 1996, and $750,000 for fiscal year 1997, to support Operation Lifesaver, Inc.
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**(a) Review of Existing Regulations.—** Not later than March 3, 1993, the Secretary of Transportation shall begin a review of Department of Transportation regulations related to track safety standards. The review at least shall include an evaluation of—
(1) procedures associated with maintaining and installing continuous welded rail and its attendant structure, including cold weather installation procedures;
(2) the need for revisions to regulations on track excepted from track safety standards; and
(3) employee safety.
**(b) Revision of Regulations.—** Not later than September 1, 1995, the Secretary shall prescribe regulations and issue orders to revise track safety standards, considering safety information presented during the review under subsection (a) of this section and the report of the Comptroller General submitted under subsection (c) of this section.
**(c) Comptroller General’s Study and Report.—** The Comptroller General shall study the effectiveness of the Secretary’s enforcement of track safety standards, with particular attention to recent relevant railroad accident experience and information. Not later than September 3, 1993, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress and the Secretary on the results of the study, with recommendations for improving enforcement of those standards.
**(d) Identification of Internal Rail Defects.—** In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall consider whether or not to prescribe regulations and issue orders concerning—
(1) inspection procedures to identify internal rail defects, before they reach imminent failure size, in rail that has significant shelling; and
(2) any specific actions that should be taken when a rail surface condition, such as shelling, prevents the identification of
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### Statutory Notes
Section 431, Pub. L. 91–458, title II, § 202, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 971; Pub. L. 94–348, § 5, July 8, 1976, 90 Stat. 819; Pub. L. 96–423, § 14, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1817; Pub. L. 97–468, title VII, § 702(a), (c), Jan. 14, 1983, 96 Stat. 2579; Pub. L. 100–342, §§ 4(a), 7, 9, 10, 19(a), 21–23, June 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 625, 628, 629, 637–639; Pub. L. 102–143, title V, § 4, Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 957; Pub. L. 102–365, §§ 2, 5(a)(1), 7, 8, 10, Sept. 3, 1992, 106 Stat. 972, 975, 976, 978; Pub. L. 102–533, § 14, Oct. 27, 1992, 106 Stat. 3522, authorized Secretary of Transportation to promulgate rules, regulations, orders, and standards for all areas of railroad safety. See sections 20102, 20103, 20103 note, 20108, 20110, 20114, 20131 to 20143, and 24902 of Title 49, Transportation.
Section 432, Pub. L. 91–458, title II, § 203, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 972; Pub. L. 96–423, § 3, Oct. 10, 1980, 94 Stat. 1811, related to emergency powers of Secretary of Transportation. See [section 20104 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20104&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 433, Pub. L. 91–458, title II, § 204, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 972, required Secretary of Transportation to submit comprehensive study and recommendation of means of eliminating and protecting railroad grade crossings and protecting pedestrians. See [section 20134 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20134&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 434, Pub. L. 91–458, title II, § 205, Oct. 16, 1970, 84 Stat. 972, declared that laws, rules, regulations, orders, and standards relating to railroad safety were to be nationally uniform, but permitted more stringent yet compatible State regulation. See [section
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 20116
ment, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States Government or of a State or local au-
thority to collect the fees, and may reimburse
the department, agency, or instrumentality a
reasonable amount for its services.
(c) COLLECTION, DEPOSIT, AND USE.—(1) The
Secretary shall impose and collect fees under
this section for each fiscal year before the end of
the fiscal year.
(2) Fees collected under this section shall be
deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as
offsetting receipts. The fees may be used, to the
extent provided in advance in an appropriation
law, only to carry out this chapter.
(3) Fees prescribed under this section shall be
imposed in an amount sufficient to pay for the
costs of activities under this chapter. However,
the total fees received for a fiscal year may not
be more than 105 percent of the total amount of
the appropriations for the fiscal year for activi-
ties to be financed by the fees.
(d) ANNUAL REPORT.—(1) Not later than 90 days
after the end of each fiscal year in which fees
are collected under this section, the Secretary
shall report to Congress on—
(A) the amount of fees collected during that
fiscal year;
(B) the impact of the fees on the financial
health of the railroad industry and its com-
petitive position relative to each competing
mode of transportation; and
(C) the total cost of Government safety ac-
tivities for each other competing mode of
transportation, including any part of that
total cost defrayed by Government user fees.
(2) Not later than 90 days after submitting a
report for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall sub-
mit to Congress recommendations for corrective
legislation if the report includes a finding that—
(A) there has been an impact from t
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