3.0.0 1438 2023-01-11T16:47:40Z 2023-01-11T16:47:40Z Senate S S 2007-05-21 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-05-21T21:10:16Z 2007-05-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-05-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. N H.R.2095 https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/house-bill/2095 Transportation and Public Works Administrative procedure Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Department of Transportation Disabled Economics and Public Finance Environmental Protection Federal aid to transportation Federal employees Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Governmental investigations Law Railroad freight operations Railroad safety Traffic accidents and safety Transportation and the disabled Transportation of hazardous substances Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-05-21 Introduced in Senate 2007-07-27T18:17:28Z Railroad Crossing and Hazardous Materials Transport Safety Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Transportation to conduct a review of the safety of all highway-rail grade crossings in the United States and to submit to Congress a priority list of highway-rail grade crossings most in need of safety improvements.

Directs the Secretary to: (1) maintain a national database of information on the safety of highway-rail grade crossings; (2) investigate the cause of each fatal crossing accident; and (3) prescribe regulations for improving crossing safety, maintenance, and surveillance.

Establishes the position of Special Advisor for Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Safety in the office of the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy.

Requires annual safety reviews by crossing inspectors.

Increases civil penalties for crossing safety requirement violations.

Authorizes grants for enforcement of crossing safety laws, rail infrastructure safety improvements, and compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Increases civil penalties for violations of hazardous materials transportation requirements.

Requires revocation of any compliance order if a railroad carrier commits a gross violation of such order that results in a hazardous materials accident.

Sets inspection requirements for tank cars carrying hazardous materials.

Requires a rail carrier to provide comprehensive lists of all hazardous materials scheduled to be transported through a state to a state homeland security coordinator if requested.

Directs the Secretary to double the number of hazardous materials inspectors employed by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).

]]> Railroad Crossing and Hazardous Materials Transport Safety Act of 2007 Display Title Railroad Crossing and Hazardous Materials Transport Safety Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve railroad safety. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Crossing and Hazardous Materials Transport Safety Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-05-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s1438is/xml/BILLS-110s1438is.xml 2007-05-21 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.