Anonymous - Comments

Document ID: FRA-2009-0032-0002
Document Type: Public Submission
Agency: Federal Railroad Administration
Received Date: September 02 2009, at 04:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time
Date Posted: September 2 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Start Date: September 2 2009, at 12:00 AM Eastern Standard Time
Comment Due Date: October 2 2009, at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time
Tracking Number: 80a1b745
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This is comment on Rule

State Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Action Plans

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How does requiring 10 of the states (20%) to spend $27,125.00 to develop a grade crossing plan comport with our Constitutional guarantee of equal protection under the law? Worse the FRE does not put the ten unlucky states on notice at the beginning of the comment period to allow those affected to give this matter the attention that it deserves if they are to be selected. With tax revenues down across the nation, why is the FRA trying to ambush state governments in this manner? Did anyone at FRA read the President's memo on not pre-empting state laws unless absolutely necessary?