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Sec. 11316. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

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## SEC. 11316 TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS ###
(a)Assistance to Families of Passengers Involved in Rail Passenger Accidents Section 1139 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking “phone number” and inserting “telephone number”; ####
(2)in subsection (a)(2), by striking “post trauma communication with families” and inserting “post-trauma communication with families”; and ####
(3)in subsection (j), by striking “railroad passenger accident” each place it appears and inserting “rail passenger accident”. ###
(b)Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facility Land-Use Exemption Section 10909 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “Clean Railroad Act of 2008” and inserting “Clean Railroads Act of 2008”; and ####
(2)in subsection (e), by striking “Upon the granting of petition from the State” and inserting “Upon the granting of a petition from the State”. ###
(c)Rulemaking Process Section 20116 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)by inserting “(2)” before “the code, rule, standard, requirement, or practice has been subject to notice and comment under a rule or order issued under this part.” and indenting accordingly; ####
(2)by inserting “(1)” after “unless” and indenting accordingly; ####
(3)in paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking “order, or” and inserting “order; or”; and ####
(4)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), as redesignated, by striking “unless” and inserting “unless—”. ###
(d)Enforcement Report Section 20120(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “website” and inserting “Web site”; ####
(2)in paragraph (1), by striking “accident and incidence reporting” and inserting “accident and incident reporting”; ####
(3)in paragraph (2)(G), by inserting “and” at the end; and ####
(4)in paragraph (5)(B), by striking “Administrative Hearing Officer or Administrative Law Judge” and inserting “administrative hearing officer or administrative law judge”. ###
(e)Railroad Safety Risk Reduction Program Section 20156 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (c), by inserting a comma after “In developing its railroad safety risk reduction program”; and ####
(2)in subsection (g)(1)— #####
(A)by inserting a comma after “good faith”; and #####
(B)by striking “non-profit” and inserting “nonprofit”. ###
(f)Roadway User Sight Distance at Highway-Rail Grade Crossings Section 20159 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Transportation”. ###
(g)National Crossing Inventory Section 20160 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)(1), by striking “concerning each previously unreported crossing through which it operates or with respect to the trackage over which it operates” and inserting “concerning each previously unreported crossing through which it operates with respect to the trackage over which it operates”; and ####
(2)in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking “concerning each crossing through which it operates or with respect to the trackage over which it operates” and inserting “concerning each crossing through which it operates with respect to the trackage over which it operates”. ###
(h)Minimum Training Standards and Plans Section 20162(a)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “railroad compliance with Federal standards” and inserting “railroad carrier compliance with Federal standards”. ###
(i)Development and Use of Rail Safety Technology Section 20164(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “after enactment of the Railroad Safety Enhancement Act of 2008” and inserting “after the date of enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008”. ###
(j)Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 ####
(1)Table of contents Section 1(b) of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 122 Stat. 4848) is amended— #####
(A)in the item relating to section 307 by striking “website” and inserting “Web site”; #####
(B)in the item relating to title VI by striking “solid waste facilities” and inserting “solid waste rail transfer facilities”; and #####
(C)in the item relating to section 602 by striking “solid waste transfer facilities” and inserting “solid waste rail transfer facilities”. ####
(2)Definitions **[**[49 U.S.C. 20102 note](/us/usc/t49/s20102)**]** Section 2(a)(1) of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-432; 122 Stat. 4849) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting a comma after “at grade”. ####
(3)Railroad safety strategy Section 102(a)(6) of title I of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20101 note) is amended by striking “Improving the safety of railroad bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to prevent accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities caused by catastrophic failures and other bridge and tunnel failures.” and inserting “Improving the safety of railroad bridges, tunnels, and related infrastructure to prevent accidents, incidents, injuries, and fatalities caused by catastrophic and other failures of such infrastructure.”. ####
(4)Operation lifesaver Section 206(a) of title II of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 22501 note) is amended by striking “Public Service Announcements” and inserting “public service announcements”. ####
(5)Update of federal railroad administration’s web site Section 307 of title III of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 103 note) is amended— #####
(A)in the heading by striking “federal railroad administration’s website” and inserting “federal railroad administration web site”; #####
(B)by striking “website” each place it appears and inserting “Web site”; and #####
(C)by striking “website’s” and inserting “Web site’s”. ####
(6)Alcohol and controlled substance testing for maintenance-of-way employees Section 412 of title IV of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20140 note) is amended by striking “Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “Secretary”. ####
(7)Tunnel information Section 414 of title IV of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note) is amended— #####
(A)by striking “parts 171.8, 173.115” and inserting “sections 171.8, 173.115”; and #####
(B)by striking “part 1520.5” and inserting “section 1520.5”. ####
(8)Safety inspections in mexico Section 416 of title IV of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20107 note) is amended— #####
(A)in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “Secretary of Transportation” and inserting “Secretary”; and #####
(B)in paragraph (4), by striking “subsection” and inserting “section”. ####
(9)Heading of title vi The heading of title VI of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4900) is amended by striking “SOLID WASTE FACILITIES” and inserting “SOLID WASTE RAIL TRANSFER FACILITIES”. ####
(10)Heading of section 602 The heading of section 602 of title VI of division A of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 (122 Stat. 4900) is amended by striking “solid waste transfer facilities” and inserting “solid waste rail transfer facilities”. ###
(k)Contingent Interest Recoveries Section 22106(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “interest thereof” and inserting “interest thereon”. ###
(l)Mission Section 24101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking “of subsection (d)” and inserting “set forth in subsection (c)”. ###
(m)Table of Contents Amendment The table of contents for chapter 243 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 24316 and inserting the following:" “24316. Plans to address the needs of families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents.” ". ###
(n)Amtrak Chapter 247 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in section 24706— #####
(A)in subsection (a)— ######
(i)in paragraph
(1)by striking “a discontinuance under section 24704 or or”; and ######
(ii)in paragraph
(2)by striking “section 24704 or”; and #####
(B)in subsection
(b)by striking “section 24704 or”; and ####
(2)in section 24709 by striking “The Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General,” and inserting “The Secretary of Homeland Security,”. ###
(o)Rail Cooperative Research Program Section 24910(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— ####
(1)in paragraph
(12)by striking “and” at the end; ####
(2)in paragraph
(13)by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > #### “(14) > > to improve overall safety of intercity passenger and freight rail operations.” > . ###
(p)Secretarial Oversight Section 24403 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subsection (b). ## Subtitle D Safety
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  • Pub. L. 110-432
  • 122 Stat. 4848
  • 122 Stat. 4849
  • 49 USC 22501
  • 122 Stat. 4900
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Sec. 11316
TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
U.S.C.§ 20102
U.S.C.§ 20101
U.S.C.§ 103
U.S.C.§ 20140
U.S.C.§ 20103
U.S.C.§ 20107
Pub. L.Pub. L. 110-432
Stat.122 Stat. 4848
Stat.122 Stat. 4849
Cite49 USC 22501
Stat.122 Stat. 4900
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