PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION-110th Cong.

FRA's 2007 Rail Safety Bill
Entire Legislative Package, including:        

• Secretary's Transmittal Letters to the House and Senate
• Text of the Legislation 
• Analysis

PROPOSED FEDERAL LEGISLATION-108th Cong.

FRA's 2003 Rail Safety Bill
Entire Legislative Package, including:        

• Secretary's Transmittal Letters to the House and Senate
• Text of the Legislation 
• Analysis
• Bill Summary 

Brief Summary of Senate-Passed Rail Safety Reauthorization Bill S. 1402

Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act of 2005

ENACTED FEDERAL LEGISLATION ABOUT RAILROADS IN TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE

Safety Laws

Financial Assistance Laws

Safety Laws

Financial Assistance Laws

• Local Rail Freight Assistance, 49 U.S.C. ch. 221
• Light Density Rail Line Pilot Projects, 49 U.S.C. ch. 223

Passenger Transportation Laws

• General, 49 U.S.C. ch. 241
• Amtrak, 49 U.S.C. ch. 243
• Amtrak Route System, 49 U.S.C. ch. 247
• Northeast Corridor Improvement Program, 49 U.S.C. ch. 249

High-Speed Rail Laws

• High-Speed Rail Assistance, 49 U.S.C. ch. 261
  

OTHER ENACTED FEDERAL LEGISLATION ABOUT RAILROADS

• Title 45, United States Code, "Railroads"
• TEA-21, Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century
• Amtrak Reform and Accountability Act of 1997
• Federal Rail Safety Act (FRSA), 49 U.S.C. Section 20109, as amended by Section 1521 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, Pub. L. No. 110-53
  

MODEL STATE LEGISLATION

• Model State Legislation for Railroad Trespass & Railroad Vandalism
• Model State Legislation to Prevent Abuse of Railroad Police Laws
• Secretary's Transmittal Letters to the House and Senate
• Text of the Legislation 
• Analysis
• Bill Summary 
• Passenger Rail Investment Reform Act of 2005