S 3638 · 111th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010
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Introduced2
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EnactedLatest: By Senator Dodd from Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs filed written report. Report No. 111-232.(2010-07-26)
Plain Language Summary
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Public Transportation Safety Act of 2010 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to create a national public transportation safety plan to improve the safety of all public transportation systems that receive federal assistance. Requires the Secretary to establish a public transportation safety certification training program for federal and state employees, or other designated personnel, who conduct safety audits and examinations of public transportation systems, as well as employees of public transportation agencies responsible for safety oversight. Requires each state or local government, or other public transportation system operator, that receives federal assistance to certify it has established an agency safety plan meeting minimum criteria. Prescribes requirements for state safety oversight programs for grant-recipient states with a rail fixed guideway public transportation system (or one in the design or construction phase) that is not subject to Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulation. Requires an eligible state, in order to obligate its formula capital grant apportionment, to have an approved state safety oversight program in effect as well as a state safet…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 3638, Public Transportation Act of 2010
Jul 26, 2010<p>Pay-as-you-go table for the bill including an amendment provided to CBO by the Senate Committee on the Budget on July 26, 2010</p>
Full CBO report ↗S. 3638, Public Transportation Act of 2010
Jul 26, 2010Pay-as-you-go table for the bill including an amendment provided to CBO by the Senate Committee on the Budget on July 26, 2010
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office