HR 14305 · 95th Congress · Transportation and Public Works
Railroad Safety Incentive Act
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Introduced2
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.(1978-10-12)
Plain Language Summary
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Railroad Safety Incentive Act - Title I: Findings, Purpose, and Goals - Declares that the purpose of this Act is to establish a framework for applying a total systems approach for the prevention of railroad accidents and to assure the occupational health and safety of railroad employees by requiring railroads to develop comprehensive system safety programs for certification under this Act. Title II: Railroad Systems Safety and Performance - Establishes an Office of Railroad Systems Safety and Performance within the Federal Railroad Administration to carry out the provisions of this Act and to assume the work of the present Office of Railroad Safety. Establishes a division for occupational health and safety within such Office. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to promulgate requirements to govern the submission of a system safety plan by each railroad. Sets forth the provisions which must be included in such a plan in order to be certified by the Secretary. Stipulates that such certification shall be for a maximum period of three years. Authorizes the Secretary to grant interim certification for plans which substantially meet the requirements of this Act pending the modificati…
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