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119-s-2945119th CongressWALLET

Safe Transit Accountability Act

Sponsored By: Senator Lee, Mike [R-UT]

Introduced

Summary

Centers final safety decisions in a single "accountable executive" at each transit agency. The bill would set who that executive is and spell out their responsibilities for safety and asset plans.

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  • Transit agency executives: Would be defined as the single, identifiable person with ultimate responsibility for the agency's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and the Transit Asset Management Plan and who controls the human and capital resources to develop and maintain those plans.
  • Safety committees and staff: Would still recommend risk-based mitigation strategies, but the accountable executive would determine whether to implement those recommendations and serve as the sole tiebreaker in dispute resolution.
  • Riders and system oversight: By centralizing decision authority, the bill aims to clarify who is responsible for carrying out safety fixes and asset management, which could change how agencies act on safety recommendations.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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Single accountable executive for transit

If enacted, the bill would make one senior official the 'accountable executive' at each transit agency. That person would be the single identifiable person responsible for the agency's safety plan and asset management plan. The accountable executive would control staff and money needed to keep those plans up to date. The executive would decide whether to use risk-based safety fixes recommended by the Safety Committee. The executive would be the sole tiebreaker for Safety Committee disputes.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Lee, Mike [R-UT]

UT • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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