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108hr4501ih | 325(b)(3)(C) ) is amended— (1) by striking Within 45 days and all that follows through 1999, the and inserting The ; (2) by striking the second sentence; (3) by striking and at the end of clause (i); (4) in clause (ii)— (A) by striking January 1, 2006 and inserting January 1, 2010 ; and (B) by striking the period at th... |
108hr4501ih | 2010, prohibit a multichannel video programming distributor from failing to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent under this section, and it shall not be a failure to negotiate in good faith if the distributor enters into retransmission consent agreements containing different terms and conditions, includin... |
108hr4501ih | Unserved digital customers
(a) Inquiry required
Consistent with the digital television service rules of Federal Communications Commission in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, and the propagation prediction models derived from Bulletin No. 69 of the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology, the Com... |
108hr4501ih | 309(j)(14) ), to receive broadcast digital television service signals that are transmitted from a station’s permanent digital television channel that are of sufficient intensity to be able to receive and display digital television service using receiving terrestrial outdoor antennas of reasonable cost and ease of insta... |
108hr4501ih | (b) Report required
The Federal Communications Commission shall submit a report on the results of the inquiry required by subsection (a) to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than December 31, 2005. Suc... |
108hr4501ih | or (B) will receive such a signal after a local station begins transmitting on its permanent digital television channel; (2) an analysis of whether it is possible to identify the areas of the country within which consumers will not, on and after the date on which analog television services are discontinued pursuant to ... |
108hr4501ih | 309(j)(14) ), be able to receive a digital television signal of sufficient intensity to be able to receive and display digital television service using receiving terrestrial outdoor antennas of reasonable cost and ease of installation; and (3) if possible, an identification, on a county-by-county or more localized basi... |
108hr4501ih | 339(c)(4) ) is amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraphs: (D) Reduction of verification burdens
Within one year after the date of enactment of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 , the Commission shall by rule exempt from the verification requirements o... |
108hr4501ih | or (ii) for whom the predictive model required by paragraph (3) predicts a signal intensity that exceeds the signal intensity standard in effect under section 119(d)(11)(A) of such title by such number of decibels as the Commission specifies in such rule. (E) Exception
Notwithstanding any provision of this Act, this s... |
108hr4501ih | Carriage of certain additional stations
Section 340 of the Communications Act of 1934, as added by section 202(a) of this Act, is amended by inserting at the end of subsection (c) the following new paragraph: (3) Carriage of certain additional stations
(A) Additional stations authorized
In addition to the signals th... |
108hr4501ih | the signals of any television station located in the capital city of the State in which such counties are located, if the total number of television households in the two counties combined did not exceed 10,000 for the year 2003 according to Nielson Media Research. (B) Treatment as significantly viewed; limitations
Su... |
108hr4501ih | All rules applicable to carriage of stations pursuant to subsection (a) or paragraph (2) of this subsection shall apply to carriage of stations pursuant to this paragraph.. |
108hr4460ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Navajo Nation Higher Education Act of 2004. 2. Congressional findings
Congress finds as follows: (1) The Treaty of 1868 between the United States of America and the Navajo Tribe of Indians provides for the education of the citizens of the Navajo Nation. (2) The Navajo Natio... |
108hr4460ih | (3) In 1971, Congress enacted the Navajo Community College Act ( Public Law 92–189 ; 25 U.S.C. 640a et seq. ). (4) The Navajo Nation officially changed the name of the Navajo Community College to Diné College by Resolution CAP–35-97. (5) The purpose of Diné College is to provide educational opportunities to the Navajo ... |
108hr4460ih | (6) The mission of Diné College is to apply the principles of Sa'ah Naagháí Bik'eh Hózhóón (Diné Philosophy) to advance quality student learning through training of the mind and heart— (A) through Nitsáhákees (Thinking), Nahatá (Planning), Iiná (Living), and Sihasin (Assurance); (B) in study of the Diné language, histo... |
108hr4460ih | community service, and scholarly research that contribute to the social, economic, and cultural well-being of the Navajo Nation. (7) The United States has a trust and treaty responsibility to the Navajo Nation to provide for the educational opportunities for Navajo people. (8) Significant portions of the College’s infr... |
108hr4460ih | (9) The purposes and intent of this Act are consistent with Executive Order 13270 on tribal colleges and universities and fulfill the United States Government's trust responsibility to serve the educational needs of the Navajo people. (10) The purposes and intent of this Act are consisted with the Executive Order relat... |
108hr4460ih | (2) Nation
The term Nation means the Navajo Nation. (3) College
The term College means Diné College. (4) Operations and maintenance
The term operation and maintenance means all cost and expenses associated with the customary daily operation of the College and necessary maintenance costs. (5) Infrastructure
The term... |
108hr4460ih | Reauthorization of Diné College
Congress authorizes the Dine College to receive all Federal funding and resources under this Act and other laws for its operation, improvement, and growth, including (but not limited to) the following: (1) to provide programs of higher education for citizens of the Nation and others; (2... |
108hr4460ih | (5) to provide economic development and community outreach for Navajo communities and people; and (6) to provide a safe learning, working, and living environment for students, employees, and the public. 5. Facilities and capital projects
The College is authorized to expend money received pursuant to section 7(c) to un... |
108hr4460ih | Status of funds
Funds provided under this Act to the College may be treated as non-Federal, private funds of the College for purposes of any provision of Federal law which requires that non-Federal or private funds of the College be used in a project for a specific purpose. 7. Authorization of appropriations
(a) In G... |
108hr4460ih | (b) Budget Placement
The Secretary shall fund the operation and maintenance of the College separately from tribal colleges and universities recognized and funded by the Tribally Controlled College or University Assistance Act of 1978 ( 25 U.S.C. 1801 et seq. ). (c) Facilities and Capital Projects
In addition to amoun... |
108hr4460ih | Such amounts maybe funded through any one or more of the following agencies: (1) the Department of Interior; (2) the Department of Education; (3) the Department of Heath and Human Services; (4) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (5) the Department of Commerce; (6) the Environmental Protection Agency; (7) ... |
108hr4460ih | Survey, study, and report
(a) Information to Congress
The Secretary shall conduct a detailed survey and study of all capital projects and facility needs of the College, and shall report the results of such survey and study to Congress not later than October 31, 2009. Such report shall included any recommendations or ... |
108hr4460ih | Supersession of Navajo Community College Act
This Act supersedes the Navajo Community College Act ( Public Law 92–189 ; 25 U.S.C. 640a et seq. ), and such Act is repealed. 10. Continuing eligibility for other Federal funds
Except as explicitly provided for in other Federal law, nothing in this Act shall preclude the ... |
108hr4460ih | 103–382; 7 U.S.C. 301 note), or any other applicable program for the benefit of institutions of higher education, community colleges, or postsecondary educational institutions. |
108hr4471ih | 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004. 2. Federal guarantees for financing for tribal housing activities
Section 601 of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 ( 25 U.S.C. 4191 ) is amended by adding at the end the fo... |
108hr5132ih | 1. Short title; table of contents
(a) Short title
This Act may be cited as the Rail and Public Transportation Security Act of 2004. (b) Table of contents
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents Sec. 2. Findings Sec. 3. Rail transportation security risk assessment Sec.... |
108hr5132ih | Certain personnel limitations not to apply Sec. 8. Fire and life safety improvements Sec. 9. Transportation security Sec. 10. Intelligence sharing Sec. 11. Research, development, and demonstration Sec. 12. Amtrak plan to assist families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents Sec. 13. Systemwide Amtrak secur... |
108hr5132ih | Northern Border rail passenger report Sec. 18. Mass transportation system security improvements 2. Findings
Congress finds the following: (1) Since September 11, 2001, the Federal Government has spent $4,500,000,000 annually to protect the Nation’s 2,000,000 air travelers, and only $75,000,000 to secure the Nation’s r... |
108hr5132ih | (2) The Nation’s rail and public transit systems carry 16 times more passengers every day than the airlines, yet the Federal Government has spent 90 times more funding for airline security. (3) Between fiscal years 2003 and 2004 the Department of Homeland Security has reduced transit security funding by 22 percent. (4)... |
108hr5132ih | (5) As demonstrated by the recent terrorist attacks on commuter trains in Madrid, Spain, a real and imminent threat exists and appropriate security measures must be taken immediately. (6) The safety of the 32,000,000 Americans who use the Nation’s public transit systems is the responsibility of the Federal Government. ... |
108hr5132ih | (8) Authorized and proposed funding provided in the annual appropriations measures and the reauthorization of the Transportation Efficiency Act for the 21st Century for the capital and operating needs of transit systems cannot be used to address these critical security needs without severely reducing the level of servi... |
108hr5132ih | Rail transportation security risk assessment
(a) In general
(1) Vulnerability assessment
The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall complete a vulnerability assessment of freight and passenger rail transportation (encom... |
108hr5132ih | The assessment shall include— (A) identification and evaluation of critical assets and infrastructures; (B) identification of threats to those assets and infrastructures; (C) identification of vulnerabilities that are specific to the transportation of hazardous materials via railroad; and (D) identification of security... |
108hr5132ih | (2) Existing private and public sector efforts
The assessment shall take into account actions taken or planned by both public and private entities to address identified security issues and assess the effective integration of such actions. (3) Recommendations
Based on the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), the ... |
108hr5132ih | and other areas identified by the Under Secretary as posing significant rail-related risks to public safety and the movement of interstate commerce, taking into account the impact that any proposed security measure might have on the provision of rail service; (B) deploying weapon detection equipment; (C) training emplo... |
108hr5132ih | (4) Plans
The report required by subsection (c) shall include— (A) a plan, developed in consultation with the freight and intercity passenger railroads, and State and local governments, for the Federal Government to provide increased security support at high or severe threat levels of alert; and (B) a plan for coordin... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Consultation
In carrying out the assessment required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security shall consult with rail management, rail labor, owners or lessors of rail cars used to transport hazardous materials, shippers of hazardous materials, public safet... |
108hr5132ih | (c) Report
(1) Contents
Within 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the assessment and prio... |
108hr5132ih | (d) Annual updates
The Under Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, shall update the assessment and recommendations annually and transmit a report, which may be submitted in both classified and redacted formats, to the Committees named in subsection (c)(1), containing the updated assessment a... |
108hr5132ih | Rail security
(a) Rail police officers
(1) Amendment
Section 28101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 28101. Rail and State public transit police officers
(a) In general
Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Transportation, a rail or public transit system police officer who ... |
108hr5132ih | to the extent of the authority of a police officer certified or commissioned under the laws of that jurisdiction, to protect— (1) employees, passengers, or patrons of the rail carrier or public transit system; (2) property, equipment, and facilities owned, leased, operated, or maintained by the rail carrier or public t... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Definition
In this section, the term public transit has the meaning given that term by section 5302(a) of this title.. (2) Table of sections amendment
The item relating to section 28101 in the table of sections for chapter 281 of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 28101. Rail and State p... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Review of rail regulations
Within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security, shall review existing rail regulations of the Department of Transportation for the purpose of iden... |
108hr5132ih | a rail or public transit system police officer who is employed by a rail carrier or a public transportation system and certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a State may enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the rail carrier or public transit system owns property or provides service, to... |
108hr5132ih | (3) property moving in interstate or foreign commerce in the possession of the rail carrier or public transit system; and (4) personnel, equipment, and material moving by rail or public transit that are vital to the national defense. (b) Definition
In this section, the term public transit has the meaning given that te... |
108hr5132ih | Study of foreign rail transport security programs
(a) Requirement for study
Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall complete a study of the rail passenger transportation security programs that are carried out for rail transportation systems in Japan, member nations of th... |
108hr5132ih | (c) Report
The Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of the study to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. The report shall include the Comptroller General’s assessment regarding wh... |
108hr5132ih | shall— (1) analyze the cost and feasibility of requiring security screening for passengers, baggage, and mail on passenger trains; and (2) report the results of the study, together with any recommendations that the Under Secretary may have for implementing a rail security screening program to the Committee on Transport... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Pilot program
As part of the study under subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall complete a pilot program of random security screening of passengers and baggage at 5 passenger rail stations served by Amtrak selected by the Under Secretary. |
108hr5132ih | In conducting the pilot program, the Under Secretary shall— (1) test a wide range of explosives detection technologies, devices, and methods; (2) require that intercity rail passengers produce government-issued photographic identification which matches the name on the passenger’s tickets prior to boarding trains; and (... |
108hr5132ih | (c) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security to carry out this section $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005. 7. Certain personnel limitations not to apply
Any statutory limitation on the number of employees in... |
108hr5132ih | Fire and life safety improvements
(a) Life safety needs
The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to make grants to Amtrak for the purpose of making fire and life-safety improvements to tunnels on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, District of Columbia. (b) Authoriz... |
108hr5132ih | and emergency access and egress for passengers— (A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; (B) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; (C) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; (D) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and (E) $170,000,000 for fiscal year 2009. |
108hr5132ih | (2) For the Baltimore Potomac tunnel and the Union tunnel, together, to provide adequate drainage, ventilation, communication, lighting, and passenger egress upgrades— (A) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; (B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; (C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; (D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; ... |
108hr5132ih | (3) For the Washington, District of Columbia, Union Station tunnels to improve ventilation, communication, lighting, and passenger egress upgrades— (A) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; (B) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2006; (C) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2007; (D) $8,000,000 for fiscal year 2008; and (E) $8,000,000 for f... |
108hr5132ih | (c) Infrastructure upgrades
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for fiscal year 2005 $3,000,000 for the preliminary design of options for a new tunnel on a different alignment to augment the capacity of the existing Baltimore tunnels. (d) Availability of appropriated funds
Amoun... |
108hr5132ih | (e) Plan required
The Secretary may not make amounts available to Amtrak for obligation or expenditure under subsection (a)— (1) until Amtrak has submitted to the Secretary, and the Secretary has approved, an engineering and financial plan for such projects; and (2) unless, for each project funded pursuant to this sec... |
108hr5132ih | Transportation security
(a) Memorandum of agreement
Within 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation and the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security shall execute a memorandum of agreement governing the roles and responsibilities of the Depart... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Rail safety regulations
Section 20103(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking safety the first place it appears, and inserting safety, including security,. 10. Intelligence sharing
(a) Intelligence sharing
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that the Department of Transportation re... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Information sharing analysis center
(1) Establishment
The Department of Homeland Security shall fund the reasonable costs of the Information Sharing and Analysis Center for Public Transportation (referred to in this subsection as the ISAC ) established pursuant to Presidential Directive 63 to protect critical inf... |
108hr5132ih | (2) Public transportation agency participation
The Secretary of Homeland Security— (A) shall require those public transportation agencies that the Secretary determines to be at significant risk of terrorist attack to participate in the ISAC; (B) shall encourage all other public transportation agencies to participate i... |
108hr5132ih | Research, development, and demonstration
(a) Research, development, and demonstration grants
(1) Grants authorized
The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Federal Transit Administration, shall award grants to public or private entities to conduct research into, and demonstration of, technologies... |
108hr5132ih | (2) Use of funds
Grants awarded under paragraph (1) may be used for— (A) researching chemical, biological, radiological, or explosive detection systems that do not significantly impede passenger access; (B) researching imaging technologies; (C) conducting product evaluations and testing; and (D) researching other tech... |
108hr5132ih | (4) Return of misspent grant funds
If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that a grantee used any portion of the grant funds received under this subsection for a purpose other than the allowable uses specified under paragraph (2), the grantee shall return any amount so used to the Treasury of the United Stat... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Rail security research and development
(1) Establishment of research and development program
The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security, in conjunction with the Secretary of Transportation, shall carry out a research and development program for the purpose of improving freight... |
108hr5132ih | (iii) communication-based train controls; and (iv) emergency response training; (D) test wayside detectors that can detect tampering with railroad equipment; and (E) support enhanced security for the transportation of hazardous materials by rail, including— (i) technologies to detect a breach in a tank car and transmit... |
108hr5132ih | (2) Coordination with other research initiatives
The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security shall ensure that the research and development program authorized by this subsection is coordinated with other research and development initiatives at the Department of Homeland Security and... |
108hr5132ih | (3) Accountability
The Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security shall carry out any research and development project authorized by this subsection through a reimbursable agreement with the Secretary of Transportation if the Secretary of Transportation— (A) is already sponsoring a res... |
108hr5132ih | (4) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security $50,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2005 and 2006 to carry out the purposes of this subsection. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this paragraph shall remain av... |
108hr5132ih | Plans to address needs of families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents
(a) Submission of plan
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Rail and Public Transit Security Act of 2004, Amtrak shall submit to the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board a plan for addressin... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Contents of plans
The plan to be submitted by Amtrak under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A process by which Amtrak will maintain and provide to the National Transportation Safety Board, immediately upon request, a list (which is based on the best available information at the time o... |
108hr5132ih | The plan shall include a procedure, with respect to unreserved trains and passengers not holding reservations on other trains, for Amtrak to use reasonable efforts to ascertain the number and names of passengers aboard a train involved in an accident. (2) A plan for creating and publicizing a reliable, toll-free teleph... |
108hr5132ih | (4) A process for providing the notice described in paragraph (3) to the family of a passenger as soon as Amtrak has verified that the passenger was aboard the train (whether or not the names of all of the passengers have been verified). |
108hr5132ih | (5) A process by which the family of each passenger will be consulted about the disposition of all remains and personal effects of the passenger within Amtrak’s control; that any possession of the passenger within Amtrak’s control will be returned to the family unless the possession is needed for the accident investiga... |
108hr5132ih | (7) An assurance that Amtrak will provide adequate training to its employees and agents to meet the needs of survivors and family members following an accident. (c) Use of information
The National Transportation Safety Board and Amtrak may not release to any person information on a list obtained under subsection (b)(1... |
108hr5132ih | (d) Limitation on liability
Amtrak shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court arising out of the performance of Amtrak in preparing or providing a passenger list, or in providing information concerning a train reservation, pursuant to a plan submitted by Amtrak under subsection (... |
108hr5132ih | (f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak $500,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended.. (b) Conforming amendment
The chapter an... |
108hr5132ih | Plans to address needs of families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents
(a) Submission of plan
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of the Rail and Public Transit Security Act of 2004, Amtrak shall submit to the Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board a plan for addressin... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Contents of plans
The plan to be submitted by Amtrak under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: (1) A process by which Amtrak will maintain and provide to the National Transportation Safety Board, immediately upon request, a list (which is based on the best available information at the time o... |
108hr5132ih | The plan shall include a procedure, with respect to unreserved trains and passengers not holding reservations on other trains, for Amtrak to use reasonable efforts to ascertain the number and names of passengers aboard a train involved in an accident. (2) A plan for creating and publicizing a reliable, toll-free teleph... |
108hr5132ih | (4) A process for providing the notice described in paragraph (3) to the family of a passenger as soon as Amtrak has verified that the passenger was aboard the train (whether or not the names of all of the passengers have been verified). |
108hr5132ih | (5) A process by which the family of each passenger will be consulted about the disposition of all remains and personal effects of the passenger within Amtrak’s control; that any possession of the passenger within Amtrak’s control will be returned to the family unless the possession is needed for the accident investiga... |
108hr5132ih | (7) An assurance that Amtrak will provide adequate training to its employees and agents to meet the needs of survivors and family members following an accident. (c) Use of information
The National Transportation Safety Board and Amtrak may not release to any person information on a list obtained under subsection (b)(1... |
108hr5132ih | (d) Limitation on liability
Amtrak shall not be liable for damages in any action brought in a Federal or State court arising out of the performance of Amtrak in preparing or providing a passenger list, or in providing information concerning a train reservation, pursuant to a plan submitted by Amtrak under subsection (... |
108hr5132ih | (f) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for the use of Amtrak $500,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended. 13. Systemwide Amtrak security upgrades
... |
108hr5132ih | (2) to secure Amtrak trains; (3) to secure Amtrak stations; (4) to obtain a watch list identification system approved by the Under Secretary; (5) to obtain train tracking and communications systems that are coordinated to the maximum extent possible; (6) to hire additional police and security officers, including canine... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Conditions
The Secretary of Transportation may not disburse funds to Amtrak under subsection (a) unless the projects are contained in a systemwide security plan approved by the Under Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, and meet the requirements of section 8(e)(2). (c) Equitable geograp... |
108hr5132ih | (d) Availability of funds
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security $62,500,000 for fiscal year 2005 for the purposes of carrying out this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expended. 14... |
108hr5132ih | to Amtrak, for full or partial reimbursement of costs incurred in the conduct of activities to prevent or respond to acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other intercity passenger rail and freight rail security threats, including— (1) security and redundancy for critical communications, computer, and train control systems e... |
108hr5132ih | (5) structural modification or replacement of pressurized tank cars to improve their resistance to acts of terrorism; (6) employee security awareness, preparedness, passenger evacuation, and emergency response training; (7) public security awareness campaigns for passenger train operations; and (8) other improvements r... |
108hr5132ih | (c) Conditions
The Secretary of Transportation may not disburse funds to Amtrak under subsection (a) unless Amtrak meets the conditions set forth in section 11(a)(2) of this Act. (d) Tank car replacement incentive
A grant under subsection (a)(5) may be for up to 15 percent of the cost of the modification or replaceme... |
108hr5132ih | (e) Allocation between railroads and others
Unless as a result of the assessment required by section 3 the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security determines that critical rail transportation security needs require reimbursement in greater amounts to any eligible entity, no grants u... |
108hr5132ih | (f) Procedures for grant award
The Under Secretary shall prescribe procedures and schedules for the awarding of grants under this section, including application and qualification procedures (including a requirement that the applicant have a security plan), and a record of decision on applicant eligibility. The procedu... |
108hr5132ih | (g) Authorization of appropriations
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Border and Transportation Security $250,000,000 for fiscal year 2005 to carry out the purposes of this section. Amounts appropriated pursuant to this subsection shall remain available until expen... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Use of funds
The Secretary may use amounts available under subsection (a) of this subsection to make contracts for safety, procurement, management, and financial compliance reviews and audits of a recipient of amounts under subsection (a). 16. Welded rail and tank car safety improvements
(a) Track standards
With... |
108hr5132ih | (2) instruct Administration track inspectors to obtain copies of the most recent continuous welded rail programs of each railroad within the inspectors’ areas of responsibility and require that inspectors use those programs when conducting track inspections; and (3) establish a program to periodically review continuous... |
108hr5132ih | (b) Tank car standards
The Federal Railroad Administration shall— (1) within 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, validate the predictive model it is developing to quantify the maximum dynamic forces acting on railroad tank cars under accident conditions; and (2) within 18 months after the date of enactment... |
108hr5132ih | (c) Older tank car impact resistance analysis and report
Within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Federal Railroad Administration, in coordination with the National Transportation Safety Board, shall— (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis to determine the impact resistance of the steels in the shells... |
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