3.0.0 4896 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z 2023-01-14T22:48:18Z House H HR 2004-07-22 108 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2004-07-23T16:07:31Z Referred to 2004-07-22T14:02:40Z 2004-07-23 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Committee 2004-07-22 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2004-07-22 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1496-1498) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-07-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 N B000911 Rep. 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Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2004-09-22 False M000639 Rep. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ-13] Robert Menendez D NJ 13 2004-09-22 False P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2004-09-22 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2004-10-04 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2004-10-04 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2004-10-04 False R000011 Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] NICK RAHALL D WV J. 3 2004-10-04 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Animals Armed Forces and National Security Biological warfare Bridges Chemical warfare Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Conspiracy Cost effectiveness Crime and Law Enforcement Data banks Department of Transportation Disciplining of employees Discrimination in employment Dismissal of employees District of Columbia Dogs Drainage EBB Terrorism EEC countries East Asia Economics and Public Finance Electronic surveillance Emergency Management Emergency communication systems Emergency medicine Employee training Environmental Protection Europe European Union Evacuation of civilians Explosives Federal aid to law enforcement Federal aid to research Federal aid to transportation Fire fighters Fire prevention Fraud Geographic information systems Government Operations and Politics Government corporations Government paperwork Government publicity Governmental investigations Health Infrastructure Inspectors general International Affairs International cooperation Japan Labor and Employment Law Law enforcement officers Legislation Lighting Maryland National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) New York City Nuclear terrorism Obstruction of justice Paramedical personnel Police Police training Private police Public service advertising Railroad employees Railroad engineering Railroad equipment Railroad freight operations Railroad passenger traffic Railroad safety Railroad terminals Railroads Research and development Research grants Risk Sabotage Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Standards Storage Technological innovations Terrorism Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation planning Transportation research Tunnels Water Resources Development Whistle blowing Transportation and Public Works 00 2004-07-22 Introduced in House 2004-10-18T18:13:03Z Protecting Railroad Operators, Travelers, Employees, and Communities with Transportation Security Act of 2004 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to complete a vulnerability assessment of railroad transportation that includes identification of vulnerabilities specific to the transportation of hazardous materials by railroads and of security weaknesses in passenger and cargo security. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop prioritized recommendations for improving rail security.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the rail passenger transportation security programs carried out for rail transportation systems in Japan, member nations of the European Union, and other foreign countries.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to railroad carriers, nonprofit employee organizations that represent railroad workers or emergency responders, hazardous materials shippers, owners of rail cars used in the transportation of hazardous materials, universities, colleges, and research centers, and State and local governments for reimbursement of costs incurred to prevent or respond to acts of terrorism, sabotage, or other railroad security threats.

Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to make grants to Amtrak for: (1) fire and life-safety improvements to the tunnels on the Northeast Corridor in New York, New York, Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C.; and (2) certain systemwide Amtrak security upgrades.

Establishes a research and development (R&D) program to improve railroad security. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to develop and issue detailed guidance for a rail worker security training program to prepare front-line workers for potential threat conditions.

Sets forth certain railroad employee whistleblower protection requirements.

Amends Federal transportation law to require the Secretary of Transportation to develop and update a curriculum necessary to train public sector emergency response and preparedness teams, including standards for the training of persons responsible for responding to emergency situations during the removal and transportation of hazardous materials and high hazard materials. Prohibits a rail tank car containing hazardous materials from being transported or stored on rail tracks unless information identifying the tank car, the hazardous materials within such tank car, and response guidance is immediately available through Operation Respond Institute's technology or similar technology to local first responders in each location where the tank car may be located.

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