Bill Title: Urges President Obama to fill the vacancy on the Surface Transportation Board with an appointee with extensive knowledge of transportation, freight, and shipping issues quickly; and informs the President that the State of Illinois, including the Department of Transportation, will show preference in the programming of railroad funds and rail-to-road grade separation project funds to projects where the federal Surface Transportation Board has ordered a private entity to partially fund improvements necessary to mitigate impacts at significantly affected grade crossings.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)

Status: (Passed) 2009-05-30 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) [SR0273 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

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