A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to designate the department of TRANSPORTATION as the state agency responsible for fixed GUIDEWAY transit safety, pursuant to federal law, as recommended by the joint legislative TRANSPORTATION oversight committee.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 136‑18 is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(36)	To oversee the safety of fixed guideway transit systems in the State not regulated by the Federal Railroad Administration, pursuant to the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (49 U.S.C. § 5330). The Department shall adopt rules in conformance with 49 U.S.C § 5330 concerning its oversight of the safety of fixed guideway transit systems."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.