Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73
§20146 Institute for Railroad Safety
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Summary
Within one year after November 2, 1994, the Secretary must create a railroad safety institute with college or university experts to study, fund, and test ways to cut deaths and injuries in railroad operations. $1,000,000 is authorized for each fiscal year 1996–2000, and the institute must send annual reports to the Secretary and to Congress on how the money was used and the results.
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Title 49, §20146
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The Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with a university or college having expertise in transportation safety, shall establish, within one year after November 2, 1994, an Institute for Railroad Safety. The Institute shall research, develop, fund, and test measures for reducing the number of fatalities and injuries relevant to railroad operations. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000 to fund activities carried out under this section by the Institute, which shall report at least once each year on its use of such funds in carrying out such activities and the results thereof to the Secretary of Transportation and the Congress.
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1996—Pub. L. 104–287 substituted “November 2, 1994” for “the date of enactment of the Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994”.
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49 U.S.C. § 20146
Title 49 — Transportation
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73