3.0.0 953 2023-01-11T19:45:34Z 2023-01-11T19:45:34Z Senate S S 2007-03-21 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing sscm25 Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee Hearings by 2007-10-23T16:24:20Z Referred to 2007-03-21T21:39:38Z Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 110 2125 HR 2007-05-04 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Related bill CRS Identical bill House 2007-10-23 sscm25 Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-886. Committee 2007-03-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-03-21 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3527-3528) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2007-03-21 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2007-03-21 True V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2007-03-21 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2007-03-21 True T000464 Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] Jon Tester D MT 2007-03-21 True L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2007-03-21 True C000880 Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] Mike Crapo R ID 2007-03-21 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2007-03-21 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2007-03-21 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2007-05-07 False T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2007-05-08 False F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2008-07-21 False Transportation and Public Works Administrative fees Administrative procedure Commerce Commercial arbitration Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Damages Department of Transportation Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Governmental investigations Independent regulatory commissions Law Railroad engineering Railroad freight operations Railroad rates Surface Transportation Board Transportation and Public Works 00 2007-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2007-06-20T21:58:29Z Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 - Sets forth Surface Transportation Board directives calling for effective competition among rail carriers and reliable rail transportation service for rail customers.

Requires a rail carrier, upon shipper request, to establish rates for transportation and provide requested service between any two points on the carrier's system.

Prohibits the Board from issuing a certificate authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines, short line purchases by Class II and Class III rail carriers, or consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of rail carriers, or exempt from such certificate requirements any person, transaction, or service with respect to such activity, if the activity involves a transfer of interest in a line of railroad, from a Class I rail carrier to a Class II or III rail carrier, and the activity would: (1) restrict the ability of the Class II or Class III rail carrier to interchange traffic with other rail carriers; (2) restrict competition of rail carriers in the region affected by the activity in a manner that would violate U.S. antitrust laws; or (3) require higher per car interchange rates for Class II or Class III rail carriers to interchange traffic with other rail carriers. Prescribes procedures for Board review of any activity alleged to have resulted in a restriction of competition.

Makes mandatory (currently, discretionary) entry by rail carriers into reciprocal switching agreements where the Board finds it is practicable and in the public interest, or where such agreements are necessary to provide competitive rail service.

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

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

Sets forth time limits for the Board to act on complaints filed alleging unlawfulness of a new or revised rail rate, rule, or practice.

Establishes the Office of Rail Customer Advocacy.

Grants rail customers access to a Board process for determining rail rate reasonableness in railroad market dominance cases.

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

Authorizes the Board to investigate rail carrier violations on its own initiative (under current law, the Board is authorized to investigate only on complaint). Requires the Board (currently, discretionary) to initiate an investigation upon receiving a complaint alleging rail carrier violations.

]]> Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to ensure competition in the rail industry, enable rail customers to obtain reliable rail service, and provide those customers with a reasonable process for challenging rate and service disputes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Competition and Service Improvement Act of 2007 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s953is/xml/BILLS-110s953is.xml 2007-10-23 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 110-886. 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.