118 HR 9248 IH: Railroad Responsibility Act of 2024 U.S. House of Representatives 2024-08-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 9248IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESAugust 2, 2024Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority to limit blocking highway-rail grade crossings, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Railroad Responsibility Act of 2024.

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State authority to limit blocking highway-Rail grade crossings

(a)

General jurisdiction of Surface Transportation Board

Section 10501(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(C)

State authority To limit blocking highway-Rail grade crossings

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a highway-rail grade crossing. .(b)

Preemption

Section 20106(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:(3)

State authority To limit blocking highway-Rail grade crossings

(A)

In general

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a highway-rail grade crossing.(B)

State defined

In this paragraph, the term State means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia..