S.Amdt. 1729
What it does: Adds SEC. ___. AGENCY APPROVALS FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL wherever appropriate
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)What it changes
1 change to S. 1813
Adds SEC. ___. AGENCY APPROVALS FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL wherever appropriate
Adds a sectionInserted: SEC. ___. AGENCY APPROVALS FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL.
Inserted: (a) Coordination.--The Secretary and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (referred to in this section as the "Chairman") shall coordinate to expedite approvals of associated technology essential to implementing a positive train control system pursuant to section 20157(a) of title 49, United States Code.
Inserted: (b) Approval Process.--
Inserted: (1) In general.--The Chairman shall give priority to all actions essential to implementing the system described in subsection (a).
Inserted: (2) Spectrum applications.--The Chairman--
Inserted: (A) shall approve or deny applications for spectrum necessary to implement positive train control not later than 180 days after the submission of a complete application, unless additional time is sought by the applicant; and
Inserted: (B) in determining whether to grant an application described in paragraph (1), shall consider the interests of public safety.
Inserted: (3) Extension of time for approving or denying applications.--The Chairman may extend the time for approving or denying an application under paragraph (2)(A) for one additional period of 180 days for good cause if the Chairman provides to the applicant--
Inserted: (A) a statement of the grounds for the extension; and
Inserted: (B) a target date for approving or denying the application.
Inserted: (c) Semi-annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary and the Chairman shall jointly submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that describes--
Inserted: (1) the status of the applications described in subsection (b)(2);
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Inserted: (2) any additional agency approvals or actions that may be necessary; and
Inserted: (3) the additional agency resources that will be required to facilitate expeditious approvals and actions.
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SA 1729. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 1813, to reauthorize Federal-aid highway and highway safety construction programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. ___. AGENCY APPROVALS FOR POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL.
(a) Coordination.--The Secretary and the Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (referred to in this section as the “Chairman”) shall coordinate to expedite approvals of associated technology essential to implementing a positive train control system pursuant to section 20157(a) of title 49, United States Code.
(b) Approval Process.--
(1) In general.--The Chairman shall give priority to all actions essential to implementing the system described in subsection (a).
(2) Spectrum applications.--The Chairman--
(A) shall approve or deny applications for spectrum necessary to implement positive train control not later than 180 days after the submission of a complete application, unless additional time is sought by the applicant; and
(B) in determining whether to grant an application described in paragraph (1), shall consider the interests of public safety.
(3) Extension of time for approving or denying applications.--The Chairman may extend the time for approving or denying an application under paragraph (2)(A) for one additional period of 180 days for good cause if the Chairman provides to the applicant--
(A) a statement of the grounds for the extension; and
(B) a target date for approving or denying the application.
(c) Semi-annual Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter, the Secretary and the Chairman shall jointly submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives that describes--
(1) the status of the applications described in subsection (b)(2);
(2) any additional agency approvals or actions that may be necessary; and
(3) the additional agency resources that will be required to facilitate expeditious approvals and actions.
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Senate amendment submitted
February 17, 2012