49 USC § 24906 - Eliminating highway at-grade crossings

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identifier: "/us/usc/t49/s24906"
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title: "49 USC § 24906 - Eliminating highway at-grade crossings"
title_number: 49
title_name: "TRANSPORTATION"
section_number: "24906"
section_name: "Eliminating highway at-grade crossings"
chapter_number: 249
chapter_name: "NORTHEAST CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM"
part_number: "C"
part_name: "PASSENGER TRANSPORTATION"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 936.)"
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# § 24906. Eliminating highway at-grade crossings

**(a)** **Plan.—** In consultation with the States on the main line of the Northeast Corridor, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop a plan not later than September 30, 1993, to eliminate all highway at-grade crossings of the main line by not later than December 31, 1997. The plan may provide that eliminating a crossing is not required if—

**(1)** impracticable or unnecessary; and

**(2)** using the crossing is consistent with conditions the Secretary considers appropriate to ensure safety.

**(b)** **Amtrak’s Share of Costs.—** Amtrak shall pay 20 percent of the cost of eliminating each highway at-grade crossing under the plan.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 936.)

| RevisedSection | Source (U.S. Code) | Source (Statutes at Large) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 24906(a) | 45:650(a), (b). | Oct. 30, 1970, Pub. L. 91–518, 84 Stat. 1327, § 811; added Oct. 27, 1992, Pub. L. 102–533, § 2, 106 Stat. 3515. |
| 24906(b) | 45:650(c). |  |