3.0.0 4397 2023-01-11T13:32:16Z 2023-01-11T13:32:16Z House HR 2016-01-28 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 17 (Thursday, January 28, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KIND:H.R. 4397.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3____________________[Page H375]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2016-01-29T20:49:25Z Referred to 2016-01-28T19:00:29Z 2016-01-29 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2016-01-28 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2016-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-01-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000188 Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] RON KIND D WI 3 N W000799 Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1] Timothy Walz D MN J. 1 2016-02-03 False Transportation and Public Works Accidents Emergency planning and evacuation Fires Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Oil and gas Railroads Transportation safety and security User charges and fees Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-01-28 Introduced in House 2016-03-17T22:14:30Z Rail Safety Act

This bill directs the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to develop and preposition caches of emergency response equipment, which may include firefighting equipment and fire suppression agents, to facilitate the rapid deployment of resources needed to reduce damage to life, property, and the environment in the event of an accident involving rail tank cars transporting hazardous material, crude oil, or flammable liquids.

Such caches shall be strategically prepositioned along rail routes over which a high volume of high-hazard trains operate in a manner that lowers the response time of firefighters to fight fires involving flammable liquids and to prevent such fires from spreading. FEMA may collect fees from railroad carriers to develop and preposition the caches.

]]> Rail Safety Act Display Title Rail Safety Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to provide for caches of emergency response equipment to be used in the event of an accident involving rail tank cars transporting hazardous material, crude oil, or flammable liquids. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Rail Safety Act Introduced in House 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr4397ih/xml/BILLS-114hr4397ih.xml 2016-01-29 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.