RURAL Act

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 947 To amend title 23, United States Code, to modify certain requirements of the railway-highway crossings program, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 8, 2021 Mr. PENCE (for himself and Ms. BROWNLEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Railway Upgrades for 4 Rural American Lines Act’’ or the ‘‘RURAL Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. RAILWAY-HIGHWAY CROSSINGS PROGRAM. 6 Section 130 of title 23, United States Code, is 7 amended— 8 (1) in subsection (e)(1)— 9 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:22 Mar 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H947.IH H947 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 947 IH (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ‘‘and 1 the installation of protective devices’’ and in- 2 serting ‘‘, the installation of protective devices, 3 and the replacement of functionally obsolete 4 warning devices’’; and 5 (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ‘‘the 6 installation of protective devices at railway- 7 highway crossings’’ and inserting ‘‘construction 8 or installation of protective devices (including 9 replacement of functionally obsolete protective 10 devices) at railway-highway crossings’’; 11 (2) in subsection (f)(3) by striking ‘‘90 per- 12 cent’’ and inserting ‘‘100 percent’’; and 13 (3) in subsection (i)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘$7,500’’ 14 and inserting ‘‘$100,000’’. 15 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:22 Mar 05, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H947.IH H947 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS