The Secretary of Transportation shall make grants—
(1) to a maximum of 3 States per year for development or continuance of enhanced public education and awareness activities, in combination with targeted law enforcement, to significantly reduce violations of traffic laws at highway-rail grade crossings and to help prevent and reduce injuries and fatalities along railroad rights-of-way; and
(2) to provide for priority highway-rail grade crossing safety improvements, including the installation, repair, or improvement of—
(A) railroad crossing signals, gates, and related technologies, including median barriers and four quadrant gates;
(B) highway traffic signalization, including highway signals tied to railroad signal systems;
(C) highway lighting and crossing approach signage;
(D) roadway improvements, including railroad crossing panels and surfaces; and
(E) related work to mitigate dangerous conditions.
(Added Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title II, §207(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4873.)
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