§ 20117. Authorization of appropriations

Legislative history

Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.

1. 1994

   Pub. L. 103–272 § 1(e) · 108 Stat. 745

   Enacted · 49 U.S.C. § 20117

   Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 872

   Source evidence

   Code source credit
   Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 872

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   Section 1. subtitles ii, ii, and v-x of title 49, united states code (a) Certain general and permanent laws of the 49 USC prec. 101 note. United States, related to transportation, are revised, codified, and enacted by subsections (c)–(e) of this section without substantive change as subtitles II, III, and V–X of title 49, United States Code, “Transportation”. Those laws may be cited as “49 U.S.C. ________”. (b) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the table of subtitles at the beginning of the title and substituting the following new table of subtitles: “Subtitle “I. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION “II. OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES “III. GENERAL AND INTERMODAL PROGRAMS “IV. INTERSTATE COMMERCE “V. RAIL PROGRAMS “VI. MOTOR VEHICLE AND DRIVER PROGRAMS “VII. AVIATION PROGRAMS “VIII. PIPELINES “IX. COMMERCIAL SPACE TRANSPORTATION “X. MISCELLANEOUS (c) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking subtitle II, except that chapter 31 (comprising sections 3101–3104) of subtitle II is redesignated and restated as chapter 315 (comprising sections 31501–31504) of subtitle VI of title 49, as enacted by subsection (e) of this section. (d) Title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding the following immediately after subtitle I:

2. 1994

   Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–440 § 202 · 108 Stat. 4615

   Added · 49 U.S.C. § 20117(a)(1)(C)(F)

   Pub. L. 103–440, § 202, added subpars. (C) to (F)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a)(1)(C) to (F). Pub. L. 103–440, § 202, added subpars. (C) to (F).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. Section 20117(a)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraphs: “(C) $68,289,000 for fiscal year 1995. “(D) $75,112,000 for fiscal year 1996. “(E) $82,563,000 for fiscal year 1997. “(F) $90,739,000 for fiscal year 1998.”.

3. 1994

   Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1994

   Pub. L. 103–440 § 218 · 108 Stat. 4615

   Added · 49 U.S.C. § 20117(e)

   Pub. L. 103–440, § 218, added subsec. (e)

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (e). Pub. L. 103–440, § 218, added subsec. (e).

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 218. OPERATION LIFESAVER Section 20117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(e) Operation Lifesaver.— In addition to amounts otherwise authorized by law, there are authorized to be appropriated for railroad research and development $300,000 for fiscal year 1995, $500,000 for fiscal year 1996, and $750,000 for fiscal year 1997, to support Operation Lifesaver, Inc.”.

4. 2008

   Pub. L. 110–432 div. A § 3 · 122 Stat. 4848

   Amended · 49 U.S.C. § 20117(a)

   Pub. L. 110–432 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1993 through 1998

   Source evidence

   Code amendment note
   Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 110–432 amended subsec. (a) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (a) authorized appropriations for fiscal years 1993 through 1998.

   Enacted provision · exact public law section
   SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.   Section 20117(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “(a) In General.— (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this part and to carry out responsibilities under chapter 51 as delegated or authorized by the Secretary— “(A) $225,000,000 for fiscal year 2009; “(B) $245,000,000 for fiscal year 2010; “(C) $266,000,000 for fiscal year 2011; “(D) $289,000,000 for fiscal year 2012; and “(E) $293,000,000 for fiscal year 2013. “(2) With amounts appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary shall purchase Gage Restraint Measurement System vehicles and track geometry vehicles or other comparable technology as needed to assess track safety consistent with the results of the track inspection study required by section 403 of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008. “(3) There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $18,000,000 for the period encompassing fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to design, develop, and construct the Facility for Underground Rail Station and Tunnel at the Transportation Technology Center in Pueblo, Colorado. The facility shall be used to test and evaluate the vulnerabilities of above-ground and underground rail tunnels to prevent accidents and incidents in such tunnels, to mitigate and remediate the consequences of any such accidents or incidents, and to provide a realistic scenario for training emergency responders. “(4) Such sums as may be necessary from the amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal years 2009 through 2013 shall be made available to the Secretary for personnel in regional offices and in Washington, D.C., whose duties primarily involve rail security.” .

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