The Secretary of Transportation, in conjunction with a university or college having expertise in transportation safety, shall establish, within one year after , an Institute for Railroad Safety. The Institute shall research, develop, fund, and test measures for reducing the number of fatalities and injuries relevant to railroad operations. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000 to fund activities carried out under this section by the Institute, which shall report at least once each year on its use of such funds in carrying out such activities and the results thereof to the Secretary of Transportation and the Congress.
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SUBCHAPTER II— PARTICULAR ASPECTS OF SAFETY
§ 20131. Restricted access to rolling equipment
§ 20132. Visible markers for rear cars
§ 20134. Grade crossings and railroad rights of way
§ 20135. Licensing or certification of locomotive operators
§ 20136. Automatic train control and related systems
§ 20138. Tampering with safety and operational monitoring devices
§ 20139. Maintenance-of-way operations on railroad bridges
§ 20140. Alcohol and controlled substances testing
§ 20143. Locomotive visibility
§ 20144. Blue signal protection for on-track vehicles
§ 20145. Report on bridge displacement detection systems
§ 20146. Institute for Railroad Safety
§ 20147. Warning of civil liability
§ 20148. Railroad car visibility
§ 20149. Coordination with the Department of Labor
§ 20150. Positive train control system progress report
§ 20152. Notification of grade crossing problems
§ 20153. Audible warnings at highway-rail grade crossings
§ 20156. Railroad safety risk reduction program
§ 20157. Implementation of positive train control systems
§ 20158. Railroad safety technology grants
§ 20159. Roadway user sight distance at highway-rail grade crossings
§ 20160. National crossing inventory
§ 20161. Fostering introduction of new technology to improve safety at highway-rail grade crossings
§ 20162. Minimum training standards and plans
§ 20163. Certification of train conductors
§ 20164. Development and use of rail safety technology
§ 20165. Limitations on non-Federal alcohol and drug testing
§ 20166. Emergency escape breathing apparatus
§ 20167. Reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety
§ 20168. Installation of audio and image recording devices
§ 20169. Speed limit action plans
§ 20170. Pre-revenue service safety validation plan
§ 20171. Requirements for railroad freight cars placed into service in the United States