Pedestrian Safety Study Act of 2020

I 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 7653 To require the Department of Transportation to study the effects of a high- speed rail project in Florida on motorist and pedestrian safety. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 16, 2020 Mr. POSEY (for himself and Mr. MAST) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require the Department of Transportation to study the effects of a high-speed rail project in Florida on motorist and pedestrian safety. 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 ‘‘Pedestrian Safety 4 Study Act of 2020’’. 5 SEC. 2. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT 6 ON MOTORIST AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. 7 (a) FINDING.—Congress finds that more than two 8 dozen fatalities have taken place since the Virgin Trains 9 project began in Florida in July 2017. 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:49 Aug 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7653.IH H7653 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 7653 IH (b) STUDY.—The Administrator of the Federal High- 1 way Administration and the Administrator of the Federal 2 Railroad Administration shall jointly conduct a study on 3 the effects of the high-speed rail project carried out in 4 Florida by Virgin Trains USA, or any successor operator, 5 on motorist and pedestrian safety, including the safety of 6 individuals attending schools that are within 1 mile of 7 such rail project. 8 (c) REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after the date 9 of enactment of this Act, the Administrators described in 10 subsection (b) shall submit to the Committee on Transpor- 11 tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, 12 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 13 and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 14 the Senate, and the department of transportation of the 15 State of Florida a report containing— 16 (1) the results of the study required under sub- 17 section (b); and 18 (2) recommendations on how to improve motor- 19 ist and pedestrian safety in the vicinity of the high- 20 speed rail project studied under subsection (b), in- 21 cluding the construction of barriers and other safety 22 improvements. 23 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:49 Aug 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H7653.IH H7653 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 •HR 7653 IH (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 1 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are nec- 2 essary to carry out this Act. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:49 Aug 05, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H7653.IH H7653 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS