To amend title 23, United States Code, to improve roadway safety for motor vehicles, bicycles, and pedestrians and workers in proximity to vehicle traffic.
Latest action · Nov 14, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2005-2006)
Progress
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- IntroducedNov 13, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Authorizes the payment from apportioned funds for the entire cost of construction projects involving the maintenance of protective devices at railway-highway crossings. Makes specified sums available for each fiscal year for that purpose.
Provides for biennial (currently, annual) reports by each State to the Secretary of Transportation on progress being made to implement the railway-highway crossings program.
Requires each State to identify roadway safety improvement needs for hazardous locations, sections, and elements which may constitute a danger to motorists, bicyclists, and pedestrians. Authorizes the Secretary to approve as a project under the hazard elimination program any safety improvement project that reduces the likelihood of crashes involving road departures, intersections, pedestrians, bicycles, older drivers, or construction work zones. Makes funds available for: (1) police assistance for traffic and speed management in construction work zones; or (2) compilation and analysis of data.
Directs the Secretary to: (1) transmit to specified congressional committees biennial reports on the results of the hazard elimination program; and (2) issue regulations to decrease the likelihood of worker injury and maintain the free flow of vehicular traffic by requiring workers whose duties place them on or in close proximity to a Federal-aid highway to wear high visibility garments. Authorizes such regulations to require other worker-safety measures.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 14, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2005-2006)
- Nov 13, 2002Introduced in House
- Nov 13, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
- Administrative procedure
- Bicycles
- Child safety
- Clothing
- Congress
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Cost effectiveness
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Transportation
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Federal aid highway program
- Federal aid to law enforcement
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Occupational health and safety
- Pedestrians
- Railroad safety
- Road construction
- Social Welfare
- Traffic accidents and safety
- Traffic signs and signals
- Transportation and Public Works
- Transportation and the aged
- Transportation workers
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