Sec. 351. RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY
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## SEC. 351 RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY ###
(a)Intelligent Transportation Systems In implementing the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 307 note; 105 Stat. 2189–2195), the Secretary shall ensure that the national intelligent transportation systems program addresses, in a comprehensive and coordinated manner, the use of intelligent transportation technologies to promote safety at railroad-highway grade crossings. The Secretary shall ensure that 2 or more operational tests funded under such Act are designed to promote highway traffic safety and railroad safety. ###
(b)Safety Enforcement ####
(1)Cooperation between federal and state agencies The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office of Motor Carriers within the Federal Highway Administration shall cooperate and work, on a continuing basis, with the National Association of Governors' Highway Safety Representatives, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, and Operation Lifesaver, Inc., to improve compliance with and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings. ####
(2)Report Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report indicating— #####
(A)how the Department of Transportation worked with the entities referred to in paragraph
(1)to improve the awareness of the highway and commercial vehicle safety and law enforcement communities of regulations and safety challenges at railroad-highway grade crossings; and #####
(B)how resources are being allocated to better address these challenges and enforce such regulations. ###
(c)Federal-State Partnership ####
(1)Statement of policy #####
(A)Hazards to safety Certain railroad-highway grade crossings present inherent hazards to the safety of railroad operations and to the safety of persons using those crossings. It is in the public interest— ######
(i)to promote grade crossing safety and reduce risk at high risk railroad-highway grade crossings; and ######
(ii)to reduce the number of grade crossings while maintaining the reasonable mobility of the American people and their property, including emergency access. #####
(B)Effective programs Effective programs to reduce the number of unneeded and unsafe railroad-highway grade crossings require the partnership of Federal, State, and local officials and agencies, and affected railroads. #####
(C)Highway planning Promotion of a balanced national transportation system requires that highway planning specifically take into consideration grade crossing safety. ####
(2)Partnership and oversight The Secretary shall encourage each State to make progress toward achievement of the purposes of this subsection. **[**Section 352 was repealed by section 126(1) of division H of Public Law 116-94.**]**
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Sec. 351
RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY
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