Tri-State Oversight Committee
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The Tri-State Oversight Committee was a former multi-jurisdictional body responsible for overseeing safety on the Washington Metro system before being succeeded by the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
governmental oversight body
ⓘ
rail transit safety oversight agency ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
District of Columbia
ⓘ
Maryland ⓘ Virginia ⓘ |
| basedOnLaw | Federal Transit Administration state safety oversight requirements ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Federal Transit Administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Federal Transit Administration Office of Transit Safety and Oversight
National Transportation Safety Board ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedBecauseOf |
creation of Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
ⓘ
federal mandate for stronger rail safety oversight ⓘ |
| governedBy | memoranda of understanding among DC, Maryland, and Virginia ⓘ |
| hadLimitation |
no direct enforcement power over WMATA
ⓘ
no independent funding source ⓘ |
| hadRole |
approve WMATA corrective action plans
ⓘ
conduct safety audits of WMATA Metrorail ⓘ review WMATA accident investigations ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | TOC ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
interstate
ⓘ
limited enforcement authority ⓘ multi-jurisdictional ⓘ part-time staff ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver |
Washington Metro
ⓘ
surface form:
WMATA Metrorail system
|
| hasSuccessor | Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ |
| industry | public transportation safety ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington metropolitan area ⓘ |
| mandate | ensure safety oversight of the WMATA Metrorail system ⓘ |
| monitored |
Metrorail safety investigations
ⓘ
corrective action plans by WMATA ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
District of Columbia Department of Transportation
ⓘ
Maryland Department of Transportation ⓘ Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| oversightSubject |
Metrorail
ⓘ
surface form:
Metrorail system
Washington Metro ⓘ |
| partOf | State Safety Oversight program framework in the United States ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Washington metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
National Capital Region
|
| regulates | Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope |
rail transit safety
ⓘ
safety oversight of Metrorail operations ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Washington Metrorail Safety Commission ⓘ |
| replacedByLegalInstrument |
Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
ⓘ
surface form:
interstate compact creating the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission
|
| replacedFunction | state safety oversight for WMATA Metrorail ⓘ |
| reportedTo |
Federal Transit Administration
ⓘ
participating state transportation agencies ⓘ |
| supervises | WMATA safety program plan ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 1990s to late 2010s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.