Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1995

Summary

Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1995 - Amends the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to direct the Secretary of Transportation, for each of specified years, to set aside five percent of the funds authorized for the surface transportation program to be apportioned among the States for railway-highway crossings based on a formula which takes into account the number of accidents and fatalities at public railway-highway crossings over a three-year period, the number of such crossings, and the number of such crossings with passive warning devices, in each State relative to all States. Provides for exclusive availability of specified apportioned funds for railway-highway crossings and for hazard elimination programs in FY 1997.

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Timeline

1. 29 December 1995

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 29 December 1995

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S19308-19309)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 29 December 1995

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 29 December 1995 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 29 December 1995

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• Introduced in Senate

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Sponsors

• Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Nickles, Don [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Kassebaum, Nancy Landon [R-KS] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. DeWine, Mike [R-OH-7] · R · Cosponsor
• Sen. Moseley-Braun, Carol [D-IL] · D · Cosponsor
• · ssev00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Highway Rail Grade Crossing Safety Formula Enhancement Act of 1996