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Rogers/5SenatorSpencer

S.B._____

ABILL
TomandatethatalltransportationusedbythepublicthatisregulatedbytheDepartmentofTransportationhave
securitycameras.

BeitenactedbytheSenateandHouseofRepresentativesoftheUnitedStatesofAmericainCongressassembled,

SECTION1.SHORTTITLE

ThisactmaybecitedastheTransportationSurveillanceActof2015.

SECTION2.FINDINGS

Congressherebyfindsanddeclaresthat,
1)Videocamerasdonotharmindividualsinpublicareas.
2)Videocamerasholdemployeesaccountablefortheiractionsandresponsibilities.
3)Videofootagereducesliabilityincasesofpassengerinjuriesanddeath.
4)Surveillancecamerasareproventohelpprotectagainstpropertytheftandvandalism.
5)Potentialmuggersandattackerswillbeputoffbythepresenceofavideocamera.
6)

Surveillancecamerasenhancepeoplessenseofsecurity.
7)

Peopleshouldntbeunhappywithsecuritycamerasiftheyaredoingnothingwrong.
8)

Videomonitoringishelpfulinprosecutingcriminalscaughtintheactofcommittingacrime.
9)NocaseshavebeenadjudicatedundertheFourthAmendment,searchesandseizures,involvingpublic
surveillancecameras.
10)Criminalscanbeidentifiedmoreeasily,whencaughtonvideo.`
11)Havingsecuritycamerasinpublicplacescreatescostsavingsforlawenforcement.
12)Over7,100differentorganizationsarecurrentlyprovidingpublictransportationintheUnitedStates.
13)In2013Americanstookover10.7billiontripsonpublictransportationinoneyear,thatisthehighestridership
numberin57years.
14)Thirtyfivemilliontimeseachweekdaypeopleuseandboardpublictransportation.
15)Publictransportationisa58billiondollarindustry.
16)Thetransportationindustryemploysaround400,00people.
17)1.1millionjobshavebeencreatedofsustainedperyearbecauseofpublictransportation.
18)Bytheyear2050,theUnitedStatespopulationisexpectedtogrowbymorethan100millionpeople,further
strainingpublictransportationinfrastructureandputtingpressureonthefastestgrowingcommunitiesillequippedto
accommodatesuchgrowth.
19)Transformationaltransportationprojectsattracteconomicdevelopmentinruralandurbancommunities.For
exampleDallashasattractedmorethan$7billionineconomicactivity.
20)Thecitiesthathaveinvestedinpublictransportationarereapingthebenefitsofridershipandeconomicgrowth.

SECTION3.STATUTORYLANGUAGE
A)AlltransportationregulatedbytheDepartmentofTransportation,shallhenceforthberequiredtohaveatleastone
formofsecurityactiveduringallhoursofuse.Alltransportationtakenbythepublic,andregulatedbythe
DepartmentofTransportationandNationalTransportationSafetyBoardisunderthislaw.Allcities,countiesand
transportationcompaniesshallreceivefundingforsecuritycameras,fromTheUnitedStatesGovernment.There
shallbeatleastonecameraineachareathatpassengersare,toensurethemostsafetypossible.Allsecuritycameras
shouldbeinplainsightofallpassengers,withaclearlymarkedsign,statingthatpeopleshallhavenoexpectationof
privacyinpublicspaces.
B)ThislawshallbeenforcedandupheldbytheNationalTransportationSafetyBoardorNTSB.Allfundingfor
securitycameraswillbeadministereddirectlyfromtheDepartmentofTransportation.
C)Anycompanythatisfoundnotabidingbythislawshallbefinedaccordingtotheamountofvehiclesbreakingthe
law.Ifacityorstateisfoundtonotbeabidingbythelaw,theyshallalsobegivenafineof50%ofallfundingfrom
theDepartmentofTransportation.TheTransportationSurveillanceActof2015shallgointoeffectonOctober1,
2017.