3.0.0 2843 2023-01-13T04:47:58Z 2023-01-13T04:47:58Z House H HR 2005-06-09 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2005-06-10T16:59:34Z Referred to 2005-06-09T14:00:30Z 2005-06-10 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Committee 2005-06-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Crime and Law Enforcement Department of Transportation Electronics in navigation Engines Environmental Protection Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Identification devices Labor and Employment Law Railroad employees Railroad freight operations Railroad safety Railroads Science, Technology, Communications Security measures Terrorism Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-06-09 Introduced in House 2005-06-24T16:41:58Z Prohibits a railroad carrier from operating or causing to be operated a remote control locomotive to carry hazardous materials.

Directs the Secretary of Transportation to issue a rule requiring that: (1) railroad carriers inventory and maintain continuous accounting of remote control transmitters, such transmitters be kept in a secure location when not in use, and be assigned only to personnel with proper identification and authorization to use them; and (2) the manual operational control area of any remote control locomotive be kept under lock and key when such locomotive is operated without personnel of the railroad carrier present.

Sets forth civil penalties for a railroad carrier that violates such requirements, including criminal penalties if such violation involves the release of a hazardous material that results in death or bodily injury.

]]> To prohibit the use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials, and for other purposes. Display Title To prohibit the use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the use of remote control locomotives to carry hazardous materials, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2005-06-09T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2843ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2843ih.xml 2005-06-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.