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Authorizing the Laredo Mass Transit Board to approve the fifth version of the Texas Department of Transportation sponsored Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) and establishing Safety Performance Targets for the Laredo Transit Management Inc. - El Metro.
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On April 17, 2023, the Laredo Mass Transit Board approved the third revised Texas Department of Transportation sponsored Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and establishing Safety Performance Targets for El Metro Transit.
BACKGROUND
On July 19, 2018, the FTA published the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP)Final Rule,49 CFR Part 673, which took effect July 19, 2019, requiring all FTA Section 5307 recipient transit agencies to, within one calendar year after July 19, 2019, establish a PTASP that meets the requirements of Part 673.
Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21) granted the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) the authority to establish and enforce a comprehensive framework to oversee public transportation safety throughout the United States. MAP-21 expanded the regulatory authority of FTA to oversee safety, providing an opportunity to assist transit agencies in moving towards a more holistic, performance-based approach to Safety Management Systems (SMS). This authority was continued through the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act).
In compliance with MAP-21 and the FAST Act, FTA promulgated a Public Transportation Safety Program on August 11, 2016, that adopted SMS as the foundation for developing and implementing a Safety Program. FTA is committed to developing, implementing, and consistently improving strategies and processes to ensure that transit achieves the highest practicable level of safety. SMS helps organizations improve upon their safety performance by supporting the institutionalization of beliefs, practices, and procedures for identifying, mitigating, and monitoring safety risk...
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