H.R. 2301 · 108th Congress
Commuter Safety Act of 2003
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Rob Andrews
- Introduced
- 2003-06-03
- Latest action
- 2003-06-04 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
Summary
Commuter Safety Act of 2003 - Directs the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish a program to provide for the installation of chemical and biological detection devices in the enclosed passenger boarding stations of each heavy rail transit system in the United States. Allows the Secretary to make grants to owners and operators of heavy rail transit systems to carry out the program. Establishes the Federal share of the cost of the activities carried out under this program at 70 percent.