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S. 3463 (116th): Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Mar 12, 2020 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

II

116th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 3463

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 12, 2020

introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

A BILL

To authorize appropriations for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Warren Cowles Grade Crossing Safety Act.

2.

Authorization of appropriations for highway-rail grade crossing improvement projects

Section 22907 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—

(1)

in subsection (c)(5), by inserting , including such a project for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors before the period at the end; and

(2)

by adding at the end the following:

(m)

Authorization of appropriations

(1)

In general

Notwithstanding section 22905(f), there are authorized to be appropriated for eligible projects described in subsection (c)(5) for commuter rail and operators in high-ridership corridors—

(A)

for fiscal year 2021, $250,000,000; and

(B)

for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter, the amount described in paragraph (2).

(2)

Amount described

The amount described in this paragraph for a fiscal year is $250,000,000, adjusted to reflect the percentage (if any) of the increase in the average of the Consumer Price Index for the preceding 12-month period compared to the Consumer Price Index for fiscal year 2020.

(3)

Consumer price index defined

In this subsection, the term Consumer Price Index means the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.

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