3.0.0 250 2020-02-14T19:14:42Z 2020-02-14T19:14:42Z House H HR 2009-01-07 111 hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-07T15:30:23Z Referred to 2009-01-07T15:06:49Z 2009-01-07 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N Transportation and Public Works Administrative remedies Department of Transportation Intergovernmental relations Licensing and registrations Public participation and lobbying Railroads Surface Transportation Board Transportation and Public Works 00 2009-01-07 Introduced in House 2009-02-05T19:52:24Z Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act - Requires the Surface Transportation Board, in determining whether to issue a certificate authorizing the construction of an additional railroad line or of an extension to any railroad line, to: (1) give greater weight to local official statements and public comments in opposition to the proposed construction (especially construction in a residential area) if there is an unusually high level of public opposition; and (2) identify any disproportionate negative impacts on any socioeconomic population, including a discussion of alternatives that were considered that would have avoided such impacts.

Prescribes procedural requirements for dealing with any false or incorrect information provided by an applicant for a certificate for construction.]]>

Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act Short Titles as Introduced Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act Display Title Neighborhood Rail Accountability Act Official Title as Introduced To require the Surface Transportation Board to consider certain issues when deciding whether to authorize the construction of a railroad line. Introduced in House 2009-01-07T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr250ih/xml/BILLS-111hr250ih.xml 2009-01-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 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.