RURAL Act
- Last Action
- 2/9/2021
Actions
- 2021-02-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- 2021-02-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2021-02-08Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2021-02-08Introduced in House
- 2021-02-08Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-02-08 (00)
Railway Upgrades for Rural American Lines Act or the RURAL Act
This bill modifies requirements for the Railway-Highway Crossings Program.
Specifically, the bill (1) requires the Department of Transportation to set aside highway safety improvement funds for states for the replacement of functionally obsolete warning and protective devices at railway-highway crossings, (2) increases the federal share payable on account of any project financed with highway safety improvement funds from 90% to 100%, and (3) revises the amount of incentive payment a state may provide a local government for permanent closure by such government of public at-grade railway-highway crossings.
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