Sec. 10. Periodic updates to highway-rail crossing reports and plans

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Section 11401 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ( 49 U.S.C. 24407 note) is amended— in subsection (b), by striking ( each place it appears and inserting 49 U.S.C. 22501 note) ( ; 49 U.S.C. 24407 note) by striking subsection (c); and by redesignating subsections

(d)and

(e)as subsections

(c)and (d), respectively. Chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 20166 the following: Not later than 18 months after the deadline for States to submit State highway-rail grade crossing action plans under section 11401(b) of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ( 49 U.S.C. 24407 note), the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report on the State highway-rail grade crossing action plans, including— an analysis and evaluation of each State railway-highway crossings program under section 130 of title 23, including— compliance with section 11401 of the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act ( 49 U.S.C. 24407 note) and section 130(g) of title 23; and the specific strategies identified by each State to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings, including crossings with multiple accidents or incidents; the progress of each State in implementing its State highway-rail grade crossing action plan; the number of projects undertaken under section 130 of title 23, including their distribution by cost range, road system, nature of treatment, and subsequent accident experience at improved locations; each State that is not in compliance with its schedule of projects under section 130(d) of title 23; and any recommendations for future implementation of the railroad highway crossings program under section 130 of title 23. Not later than 5 years after the date the report under subsection

(a)is submitted, the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, in consultation with the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, shall— update the report based on the State reports submitted under section 130(g) of title 23 and any other information obtained by or available to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration; and submit the updated report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. In this section: The term highway-rail grade crossing means a location within a State, other than a location where 1 or more railroad tracks cross 1 or more railroad tracks at grade, where— a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, including associated sidewalks and pathways, crosses 1 or more railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated; or a pathway explicitly authorized by a public authority or a railroad carrier that is dedicated for the use of non-vehicular traffic, including pedestrians, bicyclists, and others, that is not associated with a public highway, road, or street, or a private roadway, crosses 1 or more railroad tracks either at grade or grade-separated. The term State means a State of the United States or the District of Columbia. . The table of contents of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 20166 the following: 20167. Reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety. . Section 130(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: Not later than December 30 of each year, each State shall submit to the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration a report on the progress being made to implement the railway-highway crossings program authorized by this section and the effectiveness of such improvements. Each State report shall contain an assessment of the costs of the various treatments employed and subsequent accident experience at improved locations. The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration shall make available to the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration each report submitted under paragraph (1). .

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