Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 106 Part 4.djvu/786

This page needs to be proofread.

106 STAT. 3522 PUBLIC LAW 102-533—OCT. 27, 1992 SEC. 13. NEW YORK CITY STATION FACnjnEa Title VIII of the Rail Passenger Service Act (455 U.S.C. 642 et seq.) (as amended by section 11) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 45 USC 650e. 'SEC. 815. NEW YORK CITY STATION FACILITIEa The Corporation shall develop a plan for new or redeveloped station facilities in New York City, New York, to accommodate the intercity rail passenger service requirements of the Corporation, along with needs of the commuter rail services currently using New York Penn Station. In developing the plan, the Corporation shall consider use of the James A. Farley Post Office building as the primary facility for handling intercity passengers, shall evaluate sources of State, local, and private funding therefor, and shall determine the future allocation of space and costs in the existing New York Penn Station and new facilities among all transportation services using the facilities. The plan shall be predicated upon completing the project without Federal funds appropriated for the Reports. Corporation. The dforporation shall submit a report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on such plan no later than April 1, 1993.". SEC. 14. LOCOMOTIVE CONSPICUTTY. Section 202 of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 (45 U.S.C. 431) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: "(u) LOCOMOTIVE CONSPICUITY. — "(1) The Secretary shall conduct a review of the Department of Transportation's rules with respect to locomotive conspicuity ., and shall complete the Department's current locomotive conspicuity research no later than December 31, 1993. As part of this review, the Secretary shall collect relevant data from operational experience by railroads having enhanced conspicuity measures in service. Regulations. "(2) Not later than December 31, 1992, the Secretary shall issue interim regulations identifying ditch lights, crossing lights, strobe lights, and oscillating lights as interim locomotive conspicuity measures, and authorizing and encouraging installation and use of such measures. The interim regulations and any amendments thereto shall be adopted without regard to subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code. Any locomotive equipped with such interim conspicuity measures on the date of issuance of final regulations under paragraph (3) shall be considered in full compliance with such nal regulations until 4 years after issuance of such final regulations. Regulations. "(3) Not later than June 30, 1994, the Secretary shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding to issue final regulations requiring substantially enhanced locomotive conspicuity measures. In such rulemaking proceeding, the Secretary shall consider, at a minimum— "(A) revisions to the existing locomotive headlight standard, including standards for placement and intensity; "(B) requiring use of reflective materials to enhance locomotive conspicuity: - .. ^^, ^.r-v.^u^^•-.-^'•^r, - ..-.xr.,_:,^: