Title 49 — TransportationRelease 119-73not60
§20146 Institute for Railroad Safety
Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE V— RAIL PROGRAMS › Part A— SAFETY › Chapter 201— GENERAL › Subchapter II— PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY › § 20146
Summary
By Nov. 2, 1995, the Secretary must create an Institute for Railroad Safety with a university to research and test ways to reduce railroad deaths and injuries. Congress may provide $1,000,000 for FY1996–2000; it must report annually to Secretary and Congress on fund use and 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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Amendments
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 5, 2026
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