115th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.
February 15, 2017
Mr. Sires (for himself and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To require the Federal Railroad Administration and the Federal Transit Authority to provide appropriate Congressional notice of safety audits conducted with respect to railroads and rail transit agencies.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. Notice of safety audits.
(a) Initial notice.—Not later than 10 days after beginning a safety audit of a railroad or rail transit agency, the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority shall notify the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and each member of Congress representing a State through which the railroad or transit agency operates service, of the beginning of that audit.
(b) Report.—Not later than 90 days after completion of a safety audit described in subsection (a), the Federal Railroad Administration or the Federal Transit Authority 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, and to each member of Congress representing a State through which the railroad or transit agency operates service, a report describing the results of that audit.