The SAFE TRACKS Act requires states to provide more frequent and comprehensive reports on highway-rail grade crossing safety to the Federal Railroad Administration. Specifically, the bill mandates that states include information about their plans to work with railroads and other stakeholders to reduce pedestrian fatalities and suicides along railroad rights of way, with input from mental health and law enforcement agencies. The legislation also changes the reporting timeline, requiring states to submit these safety reports every five years rather than on their previous schedule. The bill primarily affects state transportation and railroad officials responsible for grade crossing safety and suicide prevention along railroad corridors. While no specific new federal funding is detailed in the text provided, the expanded reporting requirements will help federal and state authorities better track and coordinate efforts to prevent accidents and deaths at railroad crossings and along railroad properties.
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