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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 1438 

To improve railroad safety. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MAY 21, 2007 

Mr. SCHUMER introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

A BILL 

To improve railroad safety. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 

4 (a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 

5 ‘‘Railroad Crossing and Hazardous Materials Transport 

6 Safety Act of 2007’’. 

7 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

8 this Act is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 

TITLE I—RAIL CROSSING SAFETY 

Sec. 101. Review of safety of highway-rail grade crossings. 

Sec. 102. Study on alternative safety enforcement methods. 

Sec. 103. Highway-rail grade crossing safety. 

Sec. 104. Special Advisor for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety. 

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Sec. 105. Employment of safety investigation personnel. 

Sec. 106. Increased civil penalties for violations of requirements related to highway-rail grade crossing safety. 

Sec. 107. Definition of highway-rail grade crossing. 

Sec. 108. Safety enforcement grants. 

Sec. 109. Infrastructure safety improvement grants. 

Sec. 110. Rail station platform gap improvement and compliance grants. 

Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations. 

TITLE II—SAFE TRANSPORT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 

Sec. 201. Increased civil penalties for violations of rules regarding transportation of hazardous materials. 

Sec. 202. Revocation of compliance orders. 

Sec. 203. Safety inspections of railroad cars carrying hazardous materials. 

Sec. 204. Requirement for railroad carriers to provide hazardous materials 

lists. 

Sec. 205. Miscellaneous amendments to chapter 51 of title 49. 

Sec. 206. Employment of hazardous materials inspectors. 

Sec. 207. Authorization of appropriations. 

1 TITLE I—RAIL CROSSING 

2 SAFETY 

3 SEC. 101. REVIEW OF SAFETY OF HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE 

4 CROSSINGS. 

5 (a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 

6 conduct a comprehensive review of the safety of all high7 way-rail grade crossings in the United States. The matters 

8 reviewed shall include security measures, safety condi9 tions, past accidents, and possible safety improvements. 

10 In the conduct of the review, the Secretary shall determine 

11 whether it is advisable to close any of the highway-rail 

12 grade crossings. 

13 (b) PRIORITY LIST.—Based on the information col14 lected pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall com15 pile, maintain, and submit to Congress a list of the 5,000 

16 highway-rail grade crossings that have the greatest need 

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1 for safety improvements. The information considered shall 

2 include the population density near the highway-rail grade 

3 crossings and the number of accidents and incidents at 

4 crossings that are reported to the Federal Railway Admin5 istration. 

6 (c) INCLUSION IN HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING

7 DATABASE.—The Secretary shall include the information 

8 collected under subsection (a) and the priority list sub9 mitted under subsection (b) in the national database on 

10 the safety of highway-rail grade crossings required under 

11 section 20154(a) of title 49, United States Code, as added 

12 by section 103. 

13 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

14 are authorized to be appropriated $100,000 to carry out 

15 this section. 

16 SEC. 102. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE SAFETY ENFORCEMENT 

17 METHODS. 

18 (a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Transportation shall 

19 conduct a study to determine the best methods for enforc20 ing and encouraging compliance with laws related to high21 way-rail grade safety for railroads, motor vehicles, and pe22 destrians. 

23 (b) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit a report to 

24 Congress that contains the results of the study conducted 

25 under subsection (a). 

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1 (c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

2 are authorized to be appropriated $100,000 to carry out 

3 this section. 

4 SEC. 103. HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY. 

5 (a) HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY.— 

6 Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States 

7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘§ 20154. Highway-rail grade crossing safety 

9 ‘‘(a) DATABASE OF HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSS10 ING SAFETY INFORMATION.— 

11 ‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT FOR DATABASE.—The Sec12 retary of Transportation shall maintain a national 

13 database of information on the safety of highway14 rail grade crossings in the United States. 

15 ‘‘(2) ACCIDENT AND INCIDENT REPORTS TO BE

16 INCLUDED.—The Secretary shall include in the 

17 database under paragraph (1), with other informa18 tion on the safety of highway-rail grade crossings, 

19 information from incident reports filed with the Fed20 eral Railroad Administration regarding accidents 

21 and other safety-related incidents that have occurred 

22 at highway-rail grade crossings, including reports 

23 submitted under paragraph (1) of subsection (c) and 

24 the results of investigations under paragraph (2) of 

25 such subsection. 

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1 ‘‘(b) INVESTIGATIONS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS.—The 

2 Secretary of Transportation shall conduct an investigation 

3 regarding the cause of each fatal accident that occurs at 

4 a highway-rail grade crossing. 

5 ‘‘(c) ACCIDENT REPORTS.—The Secretary of Trans6 portation shall prescribe regulations— 

7 ‘‘(1) requiring that, not later than 7 days after 

8 being involved in an accident at a highway-rail grade 

9 crossing, a railroad carrier submit to the Adminis10 trator an accident report on that accident as pre11 scribed by the Federal Railroad Administration 

12 Guide for Preparing Accident/Incident Reports; and 

13 ‘‘(2) subjecting the railroad carrier to a civil 

14 penalty of $10,000 for each day that the railroad 

15 carrier fails to submit such report after the due 

16 date. 

17 ‘‘(d) CROSSING MALFUNCTION REPORTS.—The Sec18 retary of Transportation shall prescribe regulations— 

19 ‘‘(1) requiring that a railroad carrier submit to 

20 the Administrator a Highway Rail-Grade Crossing 

21 Warning System Report regarding an activation fail22 ure of a highway-rail grade crossing warning system 

23 not later than 5 days after the railroad carrier is on 

24 notice of such failure; and 

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1 ‘‘(2) subjecting the railroad carrier to a civil 

2 penalty of $5,000 for each day that the railroad car3 rier fails to submit such report after the due date. 

4 ‘‘(e) SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.—The Secretary of 

5 Transportation shall prescribe regulations for improving 

6 the safety, maintenance, and surveillance of highway-rail 

7 grade crossings, including regulations providing for— 

8 ‘‘(1) the installation of surveillance cameras at 

9 crossings at which 1 or more fatal accidents have oc10 curred; and 

11 ‘‘(2) a system of annual inspection of every 

12 crossing by a State or Federal inspector to ensure 

13 that automated safety systems are in working order, 

14 that there is no vegetation or other obstruction 

15 blocking the view of crossing warning signs at crit16 ical locations in approaches to crossings, and that 

17 appropriate crossing warning signs and other safety 

18 measures are in place. 

19 ‘‘(f) COOPERATION WITH FEDERAL RAILROAD AD20 MINISTRATION.— 

21 ‘‘(1) IDENTIFICATION OF OBSTRUCTIVE ENTI22 TIES.—The Secretary of Transportation shall— 

23 ‘‘(A) identify any public or private entity 

24 that prevents the Administrator from making 

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1 rail grade crossing included on the priority list 

2 of dangerous crossings submitted to Congress 

3 by the Secretary of Transportation under sec4 tion 101(b) of the Railroad Crossing and Haz5 ardous Materials Transport Safety Act of 2007; 

6 ‘‘(B) submit to the Secretary of Transpor7 tation— 

8 ‘‘(i) a list of the public and private en9 tities identified pursuant to subparagraph 

10 (A); and 

11 ‘‘(ii) recommendations for withholding 

12 from such public entities funds in the 

13 amounts specified under paragraph (3) 

14 that are otherwise to be disbursed from the 

15 Highway Trust Fund during the fiscal 

16 year in which such determination is made; 

17 and 

18 ‘‘(iii) submit to the committees of 

19 Congress named in paragraph (2)— 

20 ‘‘(I) a list of the public and pri21 vate entities identified pursuant to 

22 subparagraph (A); and 

23 ‘‘(II) a report on the rec24 ommendations made pursuant to sub25 paragraph (B)(ii). 

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1 ‘‘(2) CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—The com2 mittees of Congress referred to in paragraph (1)(B) 

3 are— 

4 ‘‘(A) the Committee on Commerce, 

5 Science, and Transportation of the Senate; 

6 ‘‘(B) the Committee on Transportation 

7 and Infrastructure of the House of Representa8 tives; 

9 ‘‘(C) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 

10 and Urban Affairs of the Senate; 

11 ‘‘(D) the Committee on Financial Services 

12 of the House of Representatives; and 

13 ‘‘(E) the Committee on Environment and 

14 Public Works of the Senate. 

15 ‘‘(3) AMOUNTS TO BE WITHHELD.—The 

16 amounts referred to in paragraph (1)(B)(ii) are the 

17 percentages of the funds apportioned to the State of 

18 the relevant public entity for fiscal year 2006 under 

19 paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of section 104(b) of 

20 title 23, United States Code, as follows: 

21 ‘‘(A) For fiscal year 2007, 2 percent. 

22 ‘‘(B) For fiscal year 2008, 4 percent. 

23 ‘‘(C) For fiscal year 2009, 6 percent. 

24 ‘‘(D) For fiscal year 2010, and each fiscal 

25 year thereafter, 8 percent. 

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1 ‘‘(g) DEFINED TERM.—In this section, the term ‘ac2 cident’ means an impact between on-track railroad equip3 ment and an automobile, bus, truck, motorcycle, bicycle, 

4 farm vehicle, or pedestrian.’’. 

5 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

6 at the beginning of chapter 201 of title 49, United States 

7 Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘20154. Highway-rail grade crossing safety.’’. 

8 SEC. 104. SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE 

9 CROSSING SAFETY. 

10 Section 102 of title 49, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub13 section (h); and 

14 (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol15 lowing: 

16 ‘‘(g) SPECIAL ADVISOR FOR HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE

17 CROSSING SAFETY.— 

18 ‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Special Ad19 visor for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety in the 

20 office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for 

21 Policy (referred to in this subsection as the ‘Special 

22 Advisor’), who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 

23 Transportation. 

24 ‘‘(2) DUTIES.—The Special Advisor shall— 

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1 ‘‘(A) develop and evaluate policies related 

2 to improving nationally the safety of highway3 rail grade crossings; 

4 ‘‘(B) advise the Secretary of Transpor5 tation, the Administrator of the Federal High6 way Administration, and Congress regarding 

7 the status of— 

8 ‘‘(i) efforts to improve the safety of 

9 highway-rail grade crossings; 

10 ‘‘(ii) pending investigations of acci11 dents and other safety-related incidents 

12 that have occurred at highway-rail grade 

13 crossings; and 

14 ‘‘(iii) pending civil and criminal ac15 tions related to highway-rail grade crossing 

16 safety; 

17 ‘‘(C) evaluate the efforts of railroad car18 riers to improve safety measures related to 

19 highway-rail grade crossings; 

20 ‘‘(D) monitor actions taken by railroad 

21 carriers in response to failures of highway-rail 

22 grade crossing warning systems; 

23 ‘‘(E) monitor the progress of, and ensure 

24 the expeditious completion of, Federal Railroad 

25 Administration investigations of accidents and 

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1 other safety-related incidents that have oc2 curred at highway-rail grade crossings; 

3 ‘‘(F) ensure that fair and adequate pen4 alties are imposed for safety violations related 

5 to highway-rail grade crossings by— 

6 ‘‘(i) advising the Chief Counsel of the 

7 Federal Railroad Administration regarding 

8 penalty decisions; 

9 ‘‘(ii) submitting an annual report to 

10 Congress on penalties assessed for such 

11 violations, including information on the 

12 minimum and maximum possible fines, the 

13 initial fine recommendations, and the fines 

14 actually imposed; and 

15 ‘‘(iii) consulting with the Secretary of 

16 Transportation and the Attorney General 

17 to ensure that railroad carriers responsible 

18 for such violations are consistently fined 

19 fairly and in accordance with the law; and 

20 ‘‘(G) establish priorities and prescribe reg21 ulations related to improving highway-rail grade 

22 crossing safety.’’. 

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1 SEC. 105. EMPLOYMENT OF SAFETY INVESTIGATION PER2 SONNEL. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans5 portation shall employ 50 grade crossing inspectors to con6 duct annual safety reviews, including reviews in connection 

7 with the comprehensive review required under section 101. 

8 (b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

9 are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 

10 necessary to carry out this section. 

11 SEC. 106. INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS 

12 OF REQUIREMENTS RELATED TO HIGHWAY13 RAIL GRADE CROSSING SAFETY. 

14 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chapter 201 of 

15 title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 

16 103(a), is further amended by adding at the end the fol17 lowing: 

18 ‘‘§ 20155. Civil penalties for violations of require19 ments related to highway-rail grade 

20 crossing safety 

21 ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe reg22 ulations that subject a railroad carrier that knowingly vio23 lates, or knowingly causes a violation of, a requirement 

24 related to highway-rail grade crossing safety that is appli25 cable to such carrier under this subchapter— 

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1 ‘‘(1) to a civil penalty of not less than 

2 $1,000,000 and not more than $20,000,000 if the 

3 violation involves gross negligence and results in a 

4 fatal accident; 

5 ‘‘(2) to a civil penalty of not less than $25,000 

6 and not more than $10,000,000 if the violation in7 volves gross negligence and does not result in a fatal 

8 accident; or 

9 ‘‘(3) to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000 

10 and not more than $1,000,000 if the violation does 

11 not involve gross negligence.’’. 

12 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

13 at the beginning of chapter 201 of title 49, United States 

14 Code, as amended by section 103(b), is further amended 

15 by adding at the end the following: 

‘‘20155. Civil penalties for violations of requirements related to highway-rail 

grade crossing safety.’’. 

16 SEC. 107. DEFINITION OF HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSING. 

17 (a) IN GENERAL.—In this Act, the term ‘‘highway18 rail grade crossing’’ means any street or highway crossing 

19 over a line of railroad at grade. 

20 (b) DEFINITION FOR CHAPTER 201 OF TITLE 49.— 

21 Section 20102 of title 49, United States Code, is amend22 ed— 

23 (1) in paragraph (1), by striking the period at 

24 the end and inserting a semicolon; 

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1 (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at 

2 the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 

3 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

4 ‘‘(3) ‘highway-rail grade crossing’ means any 

5 street or highway crossing over a line of railroad at 

6 grade.’’. 

7 (c) REPEAL OF SUPERSEDED PROVISION.—Section 

8 20153(a) of such title is amended— 

9 (1) by striking paragraph (1); and 

10 (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 

11 paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively. 

12 SEC. 108. SAFETY ENFORCEMENT GRANTS. 

13 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor15 tation may award grants to State and local law en16 forcement agencies to support the enforcement of 

17 traffic safety laws at highway-rail grade crossings. 

18 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Administrator 

19 may not award a grant under this section in an 

20 amount in excess of $250,000. 

21 (b) APPLICATION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each law enforcement agen23 cy desiring a grant under this section shall submit 

24 an application to the Administrator at such time, in 

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1 such manner, and containing such information as 

2 the Administrator may reasonably require. 

3 (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting grant 

4 recipients under this section, the Administrator shall 

5 give priority to law enforcement agencies within ju6 risdictions in which accidents have occurred at high7 way-rail grade crossings. 

8 SEC. 109. INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT 

9 GRANTS. 

10 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor12 tation may award grants to States and local govern13 ments for safety improvements to rail infrastructure. 

14 (2) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Administrator 

15 may not award a grant under this section in an 

16 amount in excess of $250,000. 

17 (b) APPLICATION.— 

18 (1) IN GENERAL.—Each State or local govern19 ment desiring a grant under this section shall sub20 mit an application to the Administrator at such 

21 time, in such manner, and containing such informa22 tion as the Administrator may reasonably require. 

23 (2) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting grant 

24 recipients under this section, the Administrator shall 

25 give priority to States and local governments within 

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1 jurisdictions in which the age and poor condition of 

2 the rail infrastructure causes hazardous conditions. 

3 SEC. 110. RAIL STATION PLATFORM GAP IMPROVEMENT 

4 AND COMPLIANCE GRANTS. 

5 (a) GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of Trans6 portation is authorized to award grants to States and local 

7 transportation authorities to assist in complying with the 

8 requirements under the American with Disabilities Act (42 

9 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), including regulations issued pursu10 ant to section 504 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 12204). 

11 (b) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The Secretary may not 

12 award a grant under this section in an amount in excess 

13 of $5,000,000 per year. 

14 (c) SELECTION CRITERIA.—Grants under this section 

15 may be awarded to any public transportation authority 

16 whose rail selection platforms are not in compliance with 

17 the requirements under the American with Disabilities Act 

18 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.). 

19 (d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 

20 are authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for each 

21 of the fiscal years 2008 through 2012 for grants under 

22 this section. 

23 SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

24 (a) SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS.— 

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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 

2 appropriated $400,000,000 for each of the fiscal 

3 years 2007 through 2012, for safety improvements, 

4 including the purchasing, installation, and mainte5 nance by the Secretary of Transportation of safety 

6 equipment and devices, at highway-rail grade cross7 ings. 

8 (2) PRIORITY LIST.—Not less than 

9 $100,000,000 of the amount appropriate pursuant 

10 to paragraph (1) shall be made available for such 

11 safety improvements at highway-rail grade crossings 

12 that are included on the priority list of dangerous 

13 crossings submitted to Congress under section 

14 101(b). 

15 (b) SAFETY ENFORCEMENT GRANTS.—There are au16 thorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 in each of the 

17 fiscal years 2007 through 2012 to carry out section 108. 

18 (c) INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY IMPROVEMENT

19 GRANTS.—There are authorized to be appropriated 

20 $50,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2012 

21 to carry out section 109. 

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1 TITLE II—SAFE TRANSPORT OF 

2 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 

3 SEC. 201. INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES FOR VIOLATIONS 

4 OF RULES REGARDING TRANSPORTATION OF 

5 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 

6 Section 5123(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in paragraph (1), by redesignating subpara9 graphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respec10 tively; 

11 (2) by striking ‘‘(1) A person’’ and inserting 

12 ‘‘(1)(A) Except as provided in paragraph (2), a per13 son’’; 

14 (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subpara15 graph (B); and 

16 (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B), as re17 designated by paragraph (3), the following: 

18 ‘‘(2) A railroad carrier that knowingly violates a reg19 ulation prescribed or order issued under this chapter shall 

20 be subject to a civil penalty— 

21 ‘‘(A) of not less than $50,000 and not more 

22 than $10,000,000 if the violation involved gross neg23 ligence and resulted in a fatal accident; 

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1 ‘‘(B) of not less than $5,000 and not more than 

2 $2,500,000 if the violation involved gross negligence 

3 and did not result in a fatal accident; or 

4 ‘‘(C) of not less than $5,000 and not more than 

5 $50,000 if the violation did not involve gross neg6 ligence.’’. 

7 SEC. 202. REVOCATION OF COMPLIANCE ORDERS. 

8 Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code is amend9 ed by adding at the end the following: 

10 ‘‘§ 5128. Revocation of compliance orders for certain 

11 railroad carriers 

12 ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation shall revoke any 

13 compliance order issued under this chapter if a railroad 

14 carrier commits a gross violation of such order that results 

15 in a derailment or other accident involving railroad cars 

16 transporting hazardous materials.’’. 

17 SEC. 203. SAFETY INSPECTIONS OF RAILROAD CARS CAR18 RYING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. 

19 Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, as 

20 amended by section 202, is further amended by adding 

21 at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘§ 5129. Age limits for tank cars carrying hazardous 

23 materials 

24 ‘‘(a) NEWER TANK CARS.—A railroad car manufac25 tured after the date of the enactment of this section may 

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1 not be used to carry hazardous materials unless such car 

2 has passed a Federal safety inspection during the pre3 ceding 15 years. 

4 ‘‘(b) OLDER TANK CARS.—A railroad car manufac5 tured before the date of the enactment of this section may 

6 not be used to carry hazardous materials unless such 

7 car— 

8 ‘‘(1) passes a Federal safety inspection not 

9 later than 1 year after such date; and 

10 ‘‘(2) has passed a Federal safety inspection 

11 during the preceding 15 years. 

12 ‘‘(c) DATE OF MANUFACTURE.—For purposes of this 

13 section, the date of manufacture of a railroad car is the 

14 date on which such car is first placed into service.’’. 

15 SEC. 204. REQUIREMENT FOR RAILROAD CARRIERS TO 

16 PROVIDE HAZARDOUS MATERIALS LISTS. 

17 Chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code, as 

18 amended by sections 202 and 203, is further amended by 

19 adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘§ 5130. Requirement for railroad carriers to provide 

21 hazardous materials lists 

22 ‘‘(a) AUTHORITY TO REQUEST LIST.—A State home23 land security coordinator may submit up to 12 requests 

24 per year to any rail carrier for a comprehensive list of 

25 all hazardous materials scheduled to be transported 

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1 through such State by such rail carrier during any 6- 

2 month period. 

3 ‘‘(b) REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE LIST.—Not later 

4 than 30 days after receiving a request from a State home5 land security coordinator under subsection (a), a railroad 

6 carrier shall submit the requested list to such coordinator. 

7 ‘‘(c) SCOPE OF INFORMATION.—A railroad carrier 

8 submitting a list under this section shall not be required 

9 to include on such list information relating to the specific 

10 times, locations, or amounts of shipments of hazardous 

11 materials.’’. 

12 SEC. 205. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO CHAPTER 51 

13 OF TITLE 49. 

14 (a) DEFINITION OF RAILROAD CARRIER.—Section 

15 5102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 

16 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11), (12), and 

17 (13), as paragraphs (12), (13), and (14), respec18 tively; and 

19 (2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the fol20 lowing: 

21 ‘‘(11) ‘railroad carrier’ has the meaning given 

22 that term in section 20102 of this title.’’. 

23 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 

24 at the beginning of chapter 51 of title 49 is amended by 

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1 striking the item relating to section 5128 and inserting 

2 the following: 

‘‘5128. Revocation of compliance orders for certain railroad carriers. 

‘‘5129. Age limits for railroad cars carrying hazardous materials. 

‘‘5130. Requirement for railroad carriers to provide hazardous materials lists. 

‘‘5131. Authorization of appropriations.’’. 

3 SEC. 206. EMPLOYMENT OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN4 SPECTORS. 

5 Not later than 5 years after the date of the enact6 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 

7 increase the number of hazardous materials inspectors em8 ployed by the Federal Railroad Administration by 100 per9 cent compared to the number of such inspectors employed 

10 on the date of the enactment of this Act. 

11 SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 

12 There are authorized to be appropriated such sums 

13 as may be necessary to carry out this title. 

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