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State Safety Oversight Agency Compliance With Federal Rule

Following FTA's final rule to strengthen state safety oversight of rail transit systems, which took effect in April 2016, states are required to ensure that State Safety Oversight Agencies (SSOAs):

adopt and enforce federal and state safety lawshave investigatory authority...