3.0.0 919 2020-02-12T18:54:46Z 2020-02-12T18:54:46Z Senate S S 2005-04-27 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-04-27T17:31:54Z Railroad Competition Act of 2006 109 2921 S 2006-05-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Related bill CRS 2005-04-27 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2005-04-27 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4407-4408) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-27 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001126 Sen. Burns, Conrad R. [R-MT] CONRAD BURNS R MT R. N R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2005-04-27 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2005-04-27 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2005-04-27 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2005-04-27 True 2006-02-27 V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2005-04-27 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2005-04-27 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2005-04-27 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2005-04-27 True C001057 Sen. Coleman, Norm [R-MN] Norm Coleman R MN 2005-04-27 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2005-06-22 False T000162 Sen. Thomas, Craig [R-WY] CRAIG THOMAS R WY 2005-07-21 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2006-11-14 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative fees Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Agriculture and Food Antitrust law Commerce Commercial arbitration Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Damages Department of Agriculture Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Executive reorganization Federal aid to transportation Federally-guaranteed loans Finance and Financial Sector Forest products Government Operations and Politics Government lending Government publicity Governmental investigations Independent regulatory commissions Injunctions Joint ventures Law Ombudsman Price discrimination Public Lands and Natural Resources Railroad engineering Railroad finance Railroad freight operations Railroad management Railroad rates Railroad terminals Railroads Restrictive trade practices Surface Transportation Board Transportation and Public Works 00 2005-04-27 Introduced in Senate 2005-05-25T20:59:34Z Railroad Competition Act of 2005 - Amends Federal transportation law to specify the primary objectives of U.S. rail transportation policy.

Requires a rail carrier, upon shipper request, to establish a rate for transportation and provide requested service between any two points on the carrier's system where traffic originates, terminates, or may reasonably be interchanged. Specifies matters the carrier must disregard when establishing such rate.

Prohibits the Surface Transportation Board (STB) from issuing a certificate authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines, or exempt from such certificate requirement any related activity, that involves a transfer of interest in a line of railroad, from a Class I rail carrier to a Class II or III rail carrier, if the activity directly or indirectly would result in a restriction of: (1) the ability of the Class II or Class III rail carrier to interchange traffic with other carriers; or (2) competition between or among rail carriers in the region affected by the activity in a manner or to an extent that would violate Federal antitrust laws.

Prescribes a procedure for shipper petition and STB review of any activity alleged to have resulted in a restriction of competition for at least ten years.

Changes from discretionary to mandatory the authority of the STB to require rail carriers to enter into reciprocal switching agreements. Prohibits the STB from requiring evidence of anticompetitive conduct by a rail carrier from which access is sought.

Requires the STB to designate any State or part of a State as an area of inadequate rail competition after making certain findings.

Requires the STB to post rail service complaints on its website.

Requires submission to arbitration of certain rail rate, service, and other disputes.

Requires the STB, with respect to the filing of a complaint, to adopt an alternative method of determining the reasonableness of rail rates using the railroad's actual costs.

Amends the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish within the Department of Agriculture an Office of Rail Customer Advocacy with respect to rail transportation of agricultural and forestry commodities or products.

Amends the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 to make mandatory the Secretary's authority to provide direct loans and loan guarantees to State and local governments, approved agreements or interstate compacts, sponsored authorities and corporations, railroads, and joint ventures that include at least one railroad for railroad rehabilitation and improvement projects.

]]> Railroad Competition Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Competition Act of 2005 Display Title Railroad Competition Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to enhance competition among and between rail carriers in order to ensure efficient rail service and reasonable rail rates, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-04-27T04:00:00Z 2005-04-27 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.