3.0.0 5786 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z 2023-01-11T13:33:23Z House HR 2016-07-14 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 114 (Thursday, July 14, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DeFAZIO:H.R. 5786.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1, Clause 3, and Clause 18 ofthe Constitution.[Page H5012]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee Referred to 2016-07-15T21:14:28Z hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee Referred to 2016-07-15T21:13:54Z Referred to 2016-07-14T13:03:25Z 2016-07-15 hspw14 Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. Committee 2016-07-15 hspw07 Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. Committee 2016-07-14 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-07-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 N W000791 Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] GREG WALDEN R OR 2 2016-07-14 True B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2016-07-14 True Transportation and Public Works Accidents Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Transportation Emergency planning and evacuation Fires First responders and emergency personnel Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations Government trust funds Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Navigation, waterways, harbors Oil and gas Pollution liability Railroads State and local government operations Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security User charges and fees Water quality Transportation and Public Works 00 2016-07-14 Introduced in House 2017-03-02T20:46:01Z Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016

This bill requires the Department of Transportation (DOT), annually, to impose a $1,500 fee for each DOT-111 specification railroad tank car used to transport Class 3 flammable liquids during the previous fiscal year that did not meet DOT-117, DOT-117P, or DOT-117R specifications at the time it was used. Such fee shall be paid by each person who causes such liquids to be transported by such car in commerce and not by the railroad carrier that transports such liquids.

Collected fees shall be deposited into a Rail Account established within the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund and shall be available only for: (1) the payment of removal and remediation costs and other costs, expenses, claims, and damages related to an accident or incident involving the transportation of Class 3 flammable liquids by rail; and (2) DOT grants to states and Indian tribes to develop emergency plans and to train regional hazardous material emergency response teams and public employees responding to such an accident or incident.

DOT shall issue such regulations as necessary to require each Class I railroad carrier to inspect all track where an accident or incident involving the transportation by rail of flammable liquids or material poisonous or toxic by inhalation could affect a "high consequence area" (a commercially navigable waterway, an area with a high or concentrated population, or an area that is unusually sensitive to environmental damage). The inspections shall be carried out on foot and by a gage restraint measurement system. An inspector who finds a deviation from requirements regarding track safety standards shall immediately initiate remedial action.

Necessary amounts are authorized for the Federal Railroad Administration to hire at least two additional track safety specialists per region.

]]> Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016 Display Title Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for a rail spill preparedness fund, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5786ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5786ih.xml 2016-07-15 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.