Katie Porter: “this would include an expectation that the FRA would document the impact on communities of any new requirements for the…”

“this would include an expectation that the FRA would document the impact on communities of any new requirements for the sounding of train whistles or horns at highway-rail grade crossings, and that in exercising its statutory authority to provide for exceptions to the horn sounding requirement, the FRA would consider the safety records of individual highway-rail grade crossings and provide exceptions where there is no significant history of loss of life or serious personal injury. And further, this would include FRA's consideration of comprehensive local rail safety enforcement and public education programs as supplementary safety measures, and that, where it is determined that new physical supplementary safety measures are necessary, that the particular characteristics of each crossing and the views of the affected community would be considered in determining the practicality of a proposed supplementary safety measure. Finally, I would understand that this would include an expectation that the FRA would work in close partnership with communities affected by this law and provide such communities with technical assistance.”