Urges Federal Transit Administration to strengthen safety oversight by improving its guidance to states.

This Assembly Resolution (AR 36) is a non-binding request urging the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to improve rail safety oversight. It asks the FTA to create a plan with a timeline for developing risk-based inspection guidance for state safety agencies and to establish a method for monitoring whether states effectively enforce safety rules. The resolution cites a 2018 Government Accountability Office report finding that the FTA lacks sufficient guidance for states, potentially leading to inefficient resource use and unaddressed safety issues. It directly affects the FTA and state safety agencies responsible for rail transit safety programs.