[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7653 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7653

 To require the Department of Transportation to study the effects of a 
 high-speed rail project in Florida on motorist and pedestrian safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2020

  Mr. Posey (for himself and Mr. Mast) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Department of Transportation to study the effects of a 
 high-speed rail project in Florida on motorist and pedestrian safety.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pedestrian Safety Study Act of 
2020''.

SEC. 2. STUDY ON EFFECTS OF HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT ON MOTORIST AND 
              PEDESTRIAN SAFETY.

    (a) Finding.--Congress finds that more than two dozen fatalities 
have taken place since the Virgin Trains project began in Florida in 
July 2017.
    (b) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration 
and the Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration shall 
jointly conduct a study on the effects of the high-speed rail project 
carried out in Florida by Virgin Trains USA, or any successor operator, 
on motorist and pedestrian safety, including the safety of individuals 
attending schools that are within 1 mile of such rail project.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrators described in subsection (b) shall submit 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
the department of transportation of the State of Florida a report 
containing--
            (1) the results of the study required under subsection (b); 
        and
            (2) recommendations on how to improve motorist and 
        pedestrian safety in the vicinity of the high-speed rail 
        project studied under subsection (b), including the 
        construction of barriers and other safety improvements.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.
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