§1133 National Strategy for Public Transportation Security

Summary

The Secretary must create and put into action a National Strategy for Public Transportation Security within 9 months after August 3, 2007. The plan must be based on past and ongoing security assessments by the Department and the Department of Transportation and follow the requirements of section 114(t) of title 49. The plan must lay out simple security rules to reduce threats and to help transit systems limit harm from a terrorist attack or major incident. The Secretary must use existing transit security assessments and talk with transit agencies, worker unions, emergency responders, public safety officials, and other stakeholders. The Strategy must list priorities, goals, policies, actions, and schedules. It must explain the roles and authorities of federal, State, local, and tribal governments and other parties, point out gaps or overlaps among federal agencies and how to fix them, and set a process to coordinate with other plans like the National Infrastructure Protection Plan required by Homeland Security Presidential Directive–7, Executive Order No. 13416 (December 5, 2006), and the September 28, 2004 Memorandum of Understanding between the Department and the Department of Transportation. Up to $2,000,000 is authorized for fiscal year 2008 to carry out this work.