HR 1712 · 100th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
A bill to require the establishment of certain grade crossing demonstration projects to improve the safety of rail transportation in the United States.
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EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(1987-03-18)
Plain Language Summary
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Amends the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to mandate that the Federal Railroad Administration establish demonstration projects to evaluate: (1) whether reflective markers at grade crossings would reduce train accidents; and (2) whether stop or yield signs would reduce such accidents. Directs the Administration to report the results of such projects to certain congressional committees within two years after enactment of this Act.…
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