3.0.0 3264 2020-02-14T19:14:15Z 2020-02-14T19:14:15Z House H HR 2005-07-13 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2005-10-05T17:03:21Z Referred to 2005-07-13T13:57:30Z 2005-10-05 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Committee 2005-07-13 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. N O000006 Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] JAMES OBERSTAR D MN L. 8 2005-07-13 True L000553 Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14] STEVEN LATOURETTE R OH C. 14 2005-07-13 True B000911 Rep. Brown, Corrine [D-FL-3] CORRINE BROWN D FL 3 2005-07-13 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Bridges Capital investments Collective bargaining Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Construction industries Construction workers Contractors Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Employee rights Federal aid to transportation Finance and Financial Sector Government Operations and Politics Governmental investigations Infrastructure Intermodal transportation Labor and Employment Labor contracts Law Maintenance and repair Minimum wages Railroad employees Railroad engineering Railroad finance Railroad freight operations Railroads Subcontractors Wages Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-07-13 Introduced in House 2005-08-03T15:02:18Z Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2005 - Amends federal rail transportation law to replace the Secretary of Transportation's discretionary program of grants to states for light density rail line pilot projects with a mandatory program of capital grants for railroad track.

Directs the Secretary to establish a program of capital grants to class II and class III railroads (or, with the concurrence of such a railroad, to a state or local government) to rehabilitate, preserve, or improve railroad track (including roadbed, bridges, and related track structures) used primarily for freight transportation. Requires rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement to a standard ensuring that the track can be operated safely and efficiently and accommodate 286,000 pound rail cars.

Sets forth certain employee protection and prevailing wage requirements with respect to grant projects.

Directs the Secretary to study and report to Congress on such projects to determine the public interest benefits associated with the light density railroad networks in the states and their contribution to a multimodal transportation system.]]>

Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2005 Display Title Railroad Track Modernization Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To authorize the Secretary of Transportation to establish a grant program for the rehabilitation, preservation, or improvement of railroad track. Introduced in House 2005-07-13T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3264ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3264ih.xml 2005-10-05 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.