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Version 82 · Passed Senate without amendment · May 16, 2017
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Interstate Compact
This joint resolution grants congressional consent and approval for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the state of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a Metrorail Safety Commission (MSC) Interstate Compact.
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The MSC Compact establishes a Washington Metrorail Safety Commission for the safety oversight of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Rail (Metrorail) system.
The commission shall:
distribute a written State Safety Oversight Program;
enforce implementation of WMATA's Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan, as well as audit triennially WMATA's compliance with such plan;
enforce implementation of any Corrective Action Plans;
enforce relevant federal and state laws and regulations relating to Metrorail safety;
publish annually a Metrorail safety report, including updates of Corrective Action Plans, Commission directives, and on-going investigations; and
publish annually a report on commission operations.
An independent annual audit shall be made of commission financial accounts.
Any signatory may withdraw from the MSC Compact, which shall constitute its termination.
People & committees
Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D–VA
Legislative record
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Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2956-2959)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2956-2959)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2955-2959)
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2955-2959)
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1220)
Introduced in Senate
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