(a) A transit agency, other than a small public transportation
provider governed by Title 43, Chapter 31 of the Texas Administrative
Code, must, by July 20, 2020, establish a public transportation agency
safety plan that meets the requirements of 49 C.F.R. Part 673, and
that at a minimum, satisfies the requirements of this subsection.
(1) The public transportation agency safety plan, and
subsequent updates, must be signed by the accountable executive and
approved by the agency's board of directors, or an equivalent authority.
(2) The public transportation agency safety plan must
document the processes and activities related to safety management
system implementation.
(3) The public transportation agency safety plan must
include performance targets based on the safety performance measures
established under the National Public Transportation Safety Plan.
(4) The public transportation agency safety plan must
address all applicable requirements and standards as set forth in
FTA's Public Transportation Safety Program and the National Public
Transportation Safety Plan. Compliance with the minimum safety performance
standards authorized under 49 U.S.C. §5329(b)(2)(C) is not required
until standards have been established through the public notice and
comment process.
(5) Each transit agency must establish a process and
timeline for conducting an annual review and update of the public
transportation agency safety plan.
(6) A rail transit agency must include or incorporate
by reference in its public transportation agency safety plan an emergency
preparedness and response plan or procedures that address, at a minimum,
the assignment of employee responsibilities during an emergency and
coordination with Federal, State, regional, and local officials with
roles and responsibilities for emergency preparedness and response
in the transit agency's service area.
(b) A transit agency may develop one public transportation
agency safety plan for all modes of service or may develop a public
transportation agency safety plan for each mode of service not subject
to safety regulation by a federal entity other than the FTA.
(c) A transit agency must maintain its public transportation
agency safety plan in accordance with the recordkeeping requirements
in 49 C.F.R. Part 673, Subpart D, Safety Plan Documentation and Recordkeeping.
(d) Any rail fixed guideway public transportation system
that had a system safety program plan compliant with 49 C.F.R. Part
659 on October 1, 2012, may keep that plan in effect until July 20,
2020.
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