FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION : LEGISLATION, REGULATION & LITIGATION

49 U.S.C.A. § 24906

UNITED STATES CODE ANNOTATED
TITLE 49. TRANSPORTATION
SUBTITLE V--RAIL PROGRAMS
PART C--PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION
CHAPTER 249--NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM

Current through Pub. L. 108-6, approved 02-13-03

§ 24906. Eliminating highway at-grade crossings

(a) Plan.--In consultation with the States on the main line of the Northeast Corridor, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop a plan not later than September 30, 1993, to eliminate all highway at-grade crossings of the main line by not later than December 31, 1997. The plan may provide that eliminating a crossing is not required if--
(1) impracticable or unnecessary; and
(2) using the crossing is consistent with conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure safety.

(b) Amtrak's share of costs.--Amtrak shall pay 20 percent of the cost of eliminating each highway at-grade crossing under the plan.