To set aside certain funds for supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures for railway-highway grade crossings, and for other purposes.
Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee, Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Introduced
In Committee
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Enacted
Expanding Resources to Establish Rail Quiet Zones Act of 2018 This bill requires a set aside of 10% of the funding under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grant program for supplementary and alternative safety measures (i.e., substitutes for the locomotive horn at railway-highway grade crossings). The bill also includes such measures as projects eligible for funding under the surface transportation block grant program.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Transportation and Public Works
Noise pollutionRailroadsRoads and highwaysTransportation programs fundingTransportation safety and security
To set aside certain funds for supplementary safety measures and alternative safety measures for railway-highway grade crossings, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5033| House
| Updated: 2/16/2018
Expanding Resources to Establish Rail Quiet Zones Act of 2018 This bill requires a set aside of 10% of the funding under the consolidated rail infrastructure and safety improvements grant program for supplementary and alternative safety measures (i.e., substitutes for the locomotive horn at railway-highway grade crossings). The bill also includes such measures as projects eligible for funding under the surface transportation block grant program.