Sec. 223. Assessments
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Section 20156 is amended— in subsection (a)(1)— by striking Not later than 4 years after the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008, the and inserting The ; and by inserting Class II before railroad carrier that has inadequate safety performance ; and by adding at the end the following: The Secretary may require a railroad carrier that is a Class III railroad and that has an inadequate safety performance (as determined by the Secretary) to conduct a safety assessment, including a safety assessment conducted under a grant made by the Secretary to a private or nonprofit organization involved in or affiliated with transportation by a Class II railroad or Class III railroad for research, development, evaluation, and training efforts, to enhance rail safety practices and safety culture.
For each railroad carrier described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall define the criteria the railroad carrier must meet in order to demonstrate that it has adequate safety performance. A railroad carrier described in this paragraph is— a Class II railroad or a Class III railroad; and has inadequate safety performance (as determined by the Secretary). Subsection (a), and the components of the program required under that subsection, shall not apply to a railroad carrier that is a Class III railroad. .