3.0.0 3596 2023-01-13T04:50:30Z 2023-01-13T04:50:30Z House H HR 2005-07-28 109 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-29T18:42:50Z Referred to 2005-07-28T14:12:00Z 2005-07-29 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads. Committee 2005-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2005-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000462 Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9] STEVEN ROTHMAN D NJ R. 9 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Bridges Citizen participation Congress Congressional reporting requirements Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency Environmental assessment Federal-local relations Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Infrastructure Law Local laws New Jersey Noise Public meetings Quality of life Railroad engineering Railroad mergers Railroad safety Railroad terminals Railroads State laws Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-07-28 Introduced in House 2005-09-14T15:20:19Z Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act - Amends federal transportation law to prohibit rail carriers from constructing, developing, or expanding railroad maintenance facilities, intermodal rail transfer facilities, railroad sidings, railroad bridges, railroad yards, or other railroad facilities unless the Surface Transportation Board determines that the carrier has: (1) provided affected local communities with notice and an opportunity to be heard with respect to such activities; and (2) conducted an assessment of negative environmental impacts and appropriate mitigation actions pursuant to state or local law.

Prohibits a rail carrier from constructing an at-grade crossing over a public road without first obtaining approval from the local governmental entity with jurisdiction over the location of the proposed grade crossing.

Prohibits the Board from approving the consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of a rail carrier by one or more rail carriers unless it has received assurances that the rail carriers have addressed adequately and will continue to address adequately problems identified with respect to the quality of life and safety of persons who live, work, or are for any other reason near railroad tracks.

Repeals a section of the Noise Control Act of 1972 regarding railroad noise emission standards upon the issuance of the final regulations under this Act.

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Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act Display Title Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act Official Title as Introduced To improve the quality of life and safety of persons living and working near railroad tracks. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Local Participation in Railroad Operations Act Introduced in House 2005-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr3596ih/xml/BILLS-109hr3596ih.xml 2005-07-29 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.