49 USC 24906 - Sec. 24906. Eliminating highway at-grade crossings

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(a) Plan. - In consultation with the States on the main line of the Northeast Corridor, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop a plan not later than September 30, 1993, to eliminate all highway at-grade crossings of the main line by not later than December 31, 1997. The plan may provide that eliminating a crossing is not required if - (1) impracticable or unnecessary; and (2) using the crossing is consistent with conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure safety. (b) Amtrak's Share of Costs. - Amtrak shall pay 20 percent of the cost of eliminating each highway at-grade crossing under the plan.

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24906(a) 45:650(a), (b). Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91-518, 84 Stat. 1327, Sec. 811; added Oct. 27, 1992, Pub. L. 102-533, Sec. 2, 106 Stat. 3515. 24906(b) 45:650(c).