I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 9998 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final rule setting 
minimum structural standards for railroad bridges, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 18, 2024 
Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. DELUZIO, Mrs. CHAVEZ-DEREMER, 
Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. GOLDMAN of New York, Ms. MOORE of Wisconsin, 
Ms. NORTON, Ms. LEE of California, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Ms. TLAIB, Ms. 
BROWNLEY, Ms. OCASIO-CORTEZ, Mr. KHANNA, Mrs. WATSON COLE-
MAN, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. SALINAS, Ms. TITUS, Mr. JOHNSON 
of Georgia, Ms. BUSH, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. BUDZINSKI, and Mr. 
COHEN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to issue a final 
rule setting minimum structural standards for railroad 
bridges, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rail Bridge Safety and 
Transparency Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. RAILROAD BRIDGE SAFETY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 20145 of title 49, United 
States Code is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 20145. Railroad bridge safety 
‘‘(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) CLASS I RAILROAD; CLASS II RAILROAD; 
CLASS
III
RAILROAD; RAILROAD; RAILROAD
CAR-
RIER.—The terms ‘Class I railroad’, ‘Class II rail-
road’, ‘Class III railroad’, ‘railroad’, and ‘railroad 
carrier’— 
‘‘(A) except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 20102; and 
‘‘(B) do not include— 
‘‘(i) the National Railroad Passenger 
Corporation (commonly referred to as ‘Am-
trak’); or 
‘‘(ii) rail carriers that have the prin-
cipal purpose of providing commuter rail 
passenger transportation (as defined in 
section 24102). 
‘‘(2) COMPONENT PART.—The term ‘component 
part’, with respect to a railroad bridge, includes the 
substructure, superstructure, deck, bearings, rail-
ings, joints, and the rails on the track of such 
bridge. 
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‘‘(3) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘Department’ 
means the Department of Transportation. 
‘‘(4) ELIGIBLE REQUESTING PARTY.—The term 
‘eligible requesting party’ means a party authorized 
to request a bridge inspection report in accordance 
with section 417(d)(2)(A) of the Rail Safety Im-
provement Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note). 
‘‘(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘Secretary’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
‘‘(b) STRENGTHENING STANDARDS FOR RAILROAD 
BRIDGES.— 
‘‘(1) RULEMAKING.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Rail Bridge 
Safety and Transparency Act, the Secretary, using 
other standards within the Department as models, 
shall issue a final rule establishing minimum struc-
tural and safety standards for railroad bridges and 
their component parts, including— 
‘‘(A) minimum requirements for a railroad 
bridge and its component parts to be classified 
in poor, fair, or good condition; and 
‘‘(B) the amount of corrosion, cracking, 
spalling, and rusting permissible for each such 
condition. 
‘‘(2) BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORTS.— 
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‘‘(A) INCLUSION
OF
CERTAIN
INFORMA-
TION.—Not later than 2 years after the initial 
publication of the standards described in para-
graph (1), all railroads carriers shall— 
‘‘(i) include information in their 
bridge inspection reports indicating wheth-
er each bridge for which such railroad car-
rier is responsible— 
‘‘(I) meets minimum structural 
and safety standards; 
‘‘(II) is in poor, fair, or good con-
dition; and 
‘‘(III) has component parts in 
poor, fair, or good condition; and 
‘‘(ii) for each bridge in poor condition, 
include— 
‘‘(I) an estimate of how long the 
bridge can remain in service; 
‘‘(II) a timeline for planned re-
pairs, rehabilitation, or replacement of 
the bridge; and 
‘‘(III) an estimate of the cost to 
perform such actions. 
‘‘(B) BRIDGE INSPECTION REPORT DATA-
BASE.— 
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‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 
years after the date of the enactment of 
the Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency 
Act, the Secretary shall develop, populate, 
and manage a database of all bridge in-
spection reports received from railroad car-
riers, which shall be continuously updated 
with the most recent bridge conditions as 
indicated in bridge inspection reports pro-
vided to the Department. 
‘‘(ii) 
PUBLIC
AVAILABILITY.—The 
Secretary shall make available to the pub-
lic a version of the database described in 
clause (i) that includes for each bridge in-
spection report only the following informa-
tion: 
‘‘(I) The date of last inspection 
of the bridge. 
‘‘(II) The location of the bridge. 
‘‘(III) The owner of the bridge. 
‘‘(IV) A determination of whether 
the bridge is in poor, fair, or good 
condition. 
‘‘(V) Any other comments on the 
condition of the bridge disclosed by 
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the owner, as indicated in the bridge 
inspection report. 
‘‘(C) SUBMISSION DEADLINES.— 
‘‘(i) INITIAL
REPORTS.—During the 
period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of the Rail Bridge Safety and Trans-
parency Act and ending on the date on 
which the database required under sub-
paragraph (B) is first established— 
‘‘(I) not later than 30 days after 
the receipt of a bridge inspection re-
port request from an eligible request-
ing party, the Secretary shall request 
a bridge inspection report from the 
railroad carrier concerned, and— 
‘‘(aa) if the request is for 5 
or fewer railroad bridges, the 
railroad carrier concerned shall, 
not later than 30 days after the 
receipt of such request from the 
Secretary, submit the bridge in-
spection report to the Depart-
ment; or 
‘‘(bb) if the request is be-
tween 6 and 50 railroad bridges, 
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the railroad carrier concerned 
shall, not later than 90 days 
after the receipt of such request 
from the Secretary, submit the 
bridge inspection report to the 
Department; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 14 days after 
the receipt of a bridge inspection re-
port submitted in accordance with 
item (aa) or (bb) of subclause (I), the 
Secretary shall submit such bridge in-
spection report to the eligible request-
ing party. 
‘‘(ii) FUTURE
REPORTS.—After the 
date on which the database required under 
subparagraph (B) is first established, the 
Secretary shall— 
‘‘(I) not later than 30 days after 
the receipt of a bridge inspection re-
port request from an eligible request-
ing party— 
‘‘(aa) if the requested bridge 
inspection report is available in 
the database, submit such report 
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to the eligible requesting party; 
and 
‘‘(bb) if the requested infor-
mation is not available in the 
database, request a bridge in-
spection report from the railroad 
carrier concerned; and— 
‘‘(AA) if the request is 
for 5 or fewer railroad 
bridges, the railroad carrier 
concerned shall, not later 
than 30 days after the re-
ceipt of such request from 
the Secretary, submit the 
bridge inspection report to 
the Department; or 
‘‘(BB) if the request is 
between 6 and 50 railroad 
bridges, the railroad carrier 
concerned shall, not later 
than 90 days after the re-
ceipt of such request from 
the Secretary, submit the 
bridge inspection report to 
the Department; and 
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‘‘(II) not later than 14 days after 
the receipt of a bridge inspection re-
port submitted by a railroad carrier in 
accordance with subitem (AA) or 
(BB) of item (bb), submit such bridge 
inspection report to the eligible re-
questing party. 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION
OF OVERSIGHT
OF COASTAL 
RAILROAD BRIDGES.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Commandant of the Coast Guard, shall issue a 
final rule establishing minimum structural and safety 
standards for movable railroad bridges and railroad draw-
bridges spanning the navigable waters of the United 
States, including— 
‘‘(1) the minimum structural and safety re-
quirements for each such bridge and its component 
parts, including movable parts; 
‘‘(2) the requirements that each such bridge 
and its component parts shall meet in order to be 
considered to be in poor, fair, or good condition; 
‘‘(3) the requirement that each such bridge be 
inspected at the same frequency as railroad bridges 
that are not located above navigable waters; and 
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‘‘(4) requirements for safety inspections that 
are required if a railroad carrier shifts from in-per-
son to remote operation of such a bridge. 
‘‘(d) 
FLAGGING
OWNERSHIP
OF
RAILROAD 
BRIDGES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
enactment of the Rail Bridge Safety and Transparency 
Act, each railroad carrier that owns 1 or more railroad 
bridges shall post a placard or sign in area that is visible 
to oncoming traffic on (or adjacent to) both ends of each 
such bridge that identifies— 
‘‘(1) the railroad carrier that owns the bridge; 
and 
‘‘(2) a phone number through which a member 
of the public can report visible hazards or concerns 
with respect to such bridge. 
‘‘(e) RAIL BRIDGE SAFETY CONCERN REPORTING 
SYSTEM.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of the Rail Bridge 
Safety and Transparency Act, the Secretary shall es-
tablish a system, to be known as the Rail Bridge 
Safety Concern Reporting System (referred to in 
this subsection as the ‘System’), to report safety 
concerns regarding the condition of railroad bridges. 
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‘‘(2) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing the Sys-
tem, the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(A) streamline and simplify the data 
management process within the Department; 
and 
‘‘(B) reduce duplicative efforts and maxi-
mize available resources, including by inte-
grating the Alleged Violation Reporting Form 
of the Federal Railroad Administration into the 
System. 
‘‘(3) SYSTEM FUNCTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) REPORTING
SAFETY
CONCERNS.— 
The Secretary shall use the System to permit 
any State, political subdivision of a State, or 
Tribe to report to the Secretary safety concerns 
regarding the condition of a railroad bridge 
based on certain factors, including— 
‘‘(i) physical appearance; 
‘‘(ii) extreme shaking or excess move-
ment during the passage of a train or an 
extreme weather event; 
‘‘(iii) components of the railroad 
bridge falling onto surrounding areas; and 
‘‘(iv) any other concern that the Sec-
retary determines to be significant to the 
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through (iv) of subparagraph (B), the Secretary 
shall direct the Administrator of the Federal 
Railroad Administration to coordinate with the 
railroad concerned to establish a plan that ad-
dresses the safety concern, which may include— 
‘‘(i) requiring the immediate repair of 
the railroad bridge; 
‘‘(ii) imposing weight or speed restric-
tions on the bridge; and 
‘‘(iii) any action required by the Sec-
retary pursuant to section 20104(a) if the 
Secretary determines that such safety con-
cern— 
‘‘(I) involves an unsafe condition 
or practice or a combination of unsafe 
conditions and practices; or 
‘‘(II) causes an emergency situa-
tion involving an imminent hazard of 
death, personal injury, or significant 
harm to the environment. 
‘‘(D) CIVIL PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(i) FAILURE TO FINALIZE PLAN.—If 
a plan required under subparagraph (C) is 
not finalized within 90 days after a deter-
mination by the Secretary pursuant to 
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such subparagraph and the relevant rail-
road bridge remains in operation, the Sec-
retary shall impose a civil penalty to the 
railroad concerned in an amount equal to 
$1,000 per week until such plan is final-
ized. 
‘‘(ii) COMPLETION OF REPAIRS.—If a 
safety concern determined by the Secretary 
pursuant to subparagraph (C)(iii)(II) to 
pose an imminent hazard of death, per-
sonal injury, or significant harm to the en-
vironment is not repaired within 1 year 
after such determination and the relevant 
railroad bridge remains in operation, the 
Secretary shall impose a civil penalty to 
the railroad concerned in an amount equal 
to $20,000 per week until such bridge is 
repaired. 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE OF REPORTED SAFETY CON-
CERNS.—The Secretary shall publish, on a publicly 
available website of the Department of Transpor-
tation, a notice of each safety concern involving a 
railroad bridge that the Secretary determines, pursu-
ant to paragraph (3)(C)(iii)(II) to pose an imminent 
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hazard of death, personal injury, or significant harm 
to the environment, which shall include— 
‘‘(A) the location of the bridge; 
‘‘(B) the owner of the bridge; 
‘‘(C) whether the bridge is in active use; 
and 
‘‘(D) whether the railroad that owns the 
bridge has submitted a plan to address such 
safety concern. 
‘‘(5) 
FUNDS
FOR
BRIDGE
SAFETY
PER-
SONNEL.— 
‘‘(A) 
AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIA-
TIONS.—In addition to the amounts referred to 
in subparagraph (B), there are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Department such additional 
sums as may be necessary to hire additional 
bridge safety personnel to carry out this sub-
section. 
‘‘(B) USE
OF
CIVIL
PENALTIES.—All 
amounts collected from the civil penalties im-
posed pursuant to paragraph (3)(D) and sec-
tion 1327(c) shall be reserved for hiring addi-
tional bridge safety personnel to carry out this 
section. 
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‘‘(f) RANDOMIZED
OBSERVATION
OF
RAILROAD 
BRIDGES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(A) NUMBER
OF
ANNUAL
OBSERVA-
TIONS.—The Secretary shall annually conduct 
at least 1 randomized bridge observation for 
every 500 railroad bridges owned by a railroad 
carrier. 
‘‘(B) APPLICATION OF STANDARDS.—For 
each observation conducted pursuant to this 
subsection, the Secretary shall inspect the con-
dition of each bridge and its component parts 
in accordance with the standards established 
pursuant to subsection (c)(1). 
‘‘(C) 
SMALL
RAILROAD
OBSERVATION 
POOL.—If a railroad carrier owns fewer than 
500 railroad bridges, such railroad carrier shall 
be included in a pool of railroad carriers. Not 
fewer than 5 railroad carriers in such pool shall 
be selected annually for a randomized observa-
tion of at least 1 railroad bridge owned by each 
selected railroad carrier. 
‘‘(D) ADVANCE NOTICE.—In carrying out 
randomized bridge observations under this sec-
tion, the Secretary shall not give a railroad car-
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rier more than 3 days of advance notice of the 
timing of an observation. 
‘‘(2) REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary shall 
compare the result of each bridge observation to 
the reported conditions of the applicable bridge 
in the bridge inspection report provided by the 
railroad carrier. 
‘‘(B) DISCREPANCIES.—In the event of a 
discrepancy between the result of a bridge ob-
servation and the conditions of such railroad 
bridge documented in the most recent bridge in-
spection report, the Secretary shall work with 
the railroad carrier concerned to address defi-
ciencies in the inspection system of such rail-
road carrier, including by— 
‘‘(i) improving the training of inspec-
tors; 
‘‘(ii) increasing the frequency of in-
spections; 
‘‘(iii) addressing inspector staffing 
shortages; and 
‘‘(iv) revising inspection criteria. 
‘‘(C) ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS.—For rail-
road carriers that the Secretary has found to 
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have a pattern of discrepancies under subpara-
graph (D), the Secretary shall— 
‘‘(i) increase the number of random-
ized observations from the baseline set in 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(ii) establish a priority list of rail-
road bridges to be subject to additional ob-
servations, based on factors such as the 
condition of the bridge, the bridge length, 
the location of the bridge, the safety risk 
to the community should the bridge fail, 
the type of freight carried over the bridge, 
and the frequency of service over the 
bridge; 
‘‘(iii) carry out such additional obser-
vations with not more than 3 days of ad-
vance notice provided to the railroad car-
rier; and 
‘‘(iv) ensure that such additional ob-
servations examine the condition of the 
bridge and are additive to, not a replace-
ment of, the normal track inspections, in-
cluding visual track inspections, required 
by the Department. 
‘‘(D) PATTERN OF DISCREPANCIES.— 
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‘‘(i) DEFINED
TERM.—In this sub-
paragraph, the term ‘pattern of discrep-
ancies’, with respect to a railroad carrier— 
‘‘(I) means the Secretary has 
identified 5 or more instances in 
which conditions reported on the 
bridge inspection report of such rail-
road carrier differed from the results 
of an observation conducted by the 
Secretary pursuant to this subsection; 
and 
‘‘(II) does not include sudden 
changes in the condition of a railroad 
bridge due to a significant event, such 
as an earthquake or other natural dis-
aster. 
‘‘(ii) EFFECT.—If the Secretary iden-
tifies, through randomized observations of 
railroad bridges of a railroad carrier, a 
pattern of discrepancies between the rail-
road carrier’s bridge inspection report and 
multiple observations— 
‘‘(I) such railroad carrier— 
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‘‘(aa) shall be considered to 
be in violation of this chapter; 
and 
‘‘(bb) shall be subject to the 
civil penalties set forth in section 
21301; and 
‘‘(II) not later than 90 days after 
such identification, the Secretary shall 
submit a written report to Congress 
that describes such discrepancies.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis 
for chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amend-
ed by striking the item relating to section 20145 and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘20145. Railroad bridge safety.’’. 
SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE RAIL SAFETY 
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2008. 
Section 417(d)(2) of the Rail Safety Improvement 
Act of 2008 (49 U.S.C. 20103 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.— 
‘‘(i) JURISDICTIONAL
REQUESTS.—A 
Member of Congress, a State, or political 
subdivision of a State may file a request 
with the Secretary for a public version of 
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the bridge inspection report or reports gen-
erated under subsection (b)(5) for bridges 
located in the congressional district or 
State of such Member of Congress or in 
the jurisdiction of such State or political 
subdivision. 
‘‘(ii) 
REQUESTS
FROM
COMMIT-
TEES.—The Chair or Ranking Member of 
the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representa-
tives or the Chair or Ranking Member of 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate may file a re-
quest with the Secretary for a public 
version of the bridge inspection report or 
reports generated under subsection (b)(5) 
for any bridge in the United States.’’. 
(2) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), 
and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respec-
tively; 
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—A State or political 
subdivision of a State may request not more 
than 50 bridge inspection reports under sub-
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paragraph (A)(i) during any 6-month period.’’; 
and 
(4) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘If the Secretary determines that the re-
quest is reasonable, the Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary’’. 
Æ 
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