Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 102 Part 1.djvu/676

 102 STAT. 638

Effective date. 45 USC 62 note.

PUBLIC LAW 100-342—JUNE 22, 1988

(b)(1) Section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1907, commonly referred to as the Hours of Service Act (45 U.S.C. 62), is amended by adding at the end the following: "(e) As used in section 2(a)(3) of this Act, the term 'employees' shall include an individual employed for the purpose of maintaining the right-of-way of any railroad.". (2) As it applies to interruptions caused by noise under section 2(a)(3) of such Act, the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (c) The Secretary shall, within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, amend part 218 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, to apply blue signal protection to on-track vehicles where rest is provided. SEC. 20. GRADE CROSSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

The Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45 USC 445. Highways.

Reports.

Appropriation authorization.

"SEC. 215. GRADE CROSSING DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

"(a) The Federal Railroad Administration shall establish demonstration projects for the purpose of evaluating— "(1) whether reflective markers installed on the road surface or on a signal post at grade crossings would reduce accidents involving trains; "(2) whether a stop sign or yield sign installed at grade crossings would reduce such accidents; and "(3) whether speed bumps or rumble strips installed on the road surface at the approach to grade crossings would reduce such accidents. "(b) The Federal Railroad Administration shall, within two years after the date of the enactment of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988, report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the results of the demonstration projects established under subsection (a). "(c) There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation for improvements in grade crossing safety other than the demonstration projects provided for under subsection (a), $1,000,000, to remain available until expended.". SEC. 21. TAMPERING WITH SAFETY DEVICES.

Regulations.

Section 202 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 431) is further amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(o)(1) The Secretary shall, within 90 days after the date of the enactment of this subsection, issue such rules, regulations, orders, and standards as may be necessary to prohibit the willful tampering with, or disabling of, specified railroad safety or operational monitoring devices. "(2)(A) Any railroad company operating a train on which safety or operational monitoring devices are tampered with or disabled in violation of rules, regulations, orders, or standards issued by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be liable for a civil penalty under section 209. "(B) Any individual tampering with or disabling safety or operational monitoring devices in violation of rules, regulations, orders, or standards issued by the Secretary under paragraph (1), or who

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