3.0.0 1451 2023-01-11T13:37:33Z 2023-01-11T13:37:33Z Senate S 2017-06-28 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-06-28T17:04:46Z 2017-06-28 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-06-28 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE N Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures Business records Congressional oversight Department of Transportation Government information and archives Public participation and lobbying Railroads Transportation employees Transportation programs funding Transportation safety and security Transportation and Public Works 00 2017-06-28 Introduced in Senate 2018-11-01T20:55:11Z Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act or the RAILS Act

This bill seeks to promote alternative approaches to railroad safety through self-regulation.

Specifically, the Department of Transportation (DOT) shall:

  • before proposing or adopting a rule, consider an approach that specifies performance objectives rather than identifies or requires the specific manner of compliance that a regulated entity must adopt;
  • before issuing a proposed rule, publish an advance notice of proposed rulemaking unless the proposed rule is not likely to result in a "significant rule" (i.e., a rule that has an annual effect on the economy of $100 million or more or meets other specified criteria);
  • before issuing any proposed rule or final rule, conduct a regulatory impact analysis to evaluate the proposed rule or final rule;
  • by June 1, 2019, and at least every five years thereafter, complete a comprehensive review of the regulations, orders, and guidance documents issued; and
  • include, in each significant rule prescribed on or after December 31, 2017, a framework for assessing the rule's effects.

DOT may waive compliance with any part of a regulation prescribed or order issued if the waiver: (1) is in the public interest; (2) requires the recipient to adopt an alternative technology, practice, or system that could achieve a level of safety equivalent to or greater than that which would be obtained in the absence of the waiver; and (3) includes a DOT-approved evaluation framework.

]]> RAILS Act Display Title RAILS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate and promote innovative approaches to railroad safety, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced RAILS Act Short Titles as Introduced Railroad Advancement of Innovation and Leadership with Safety Act Introduced in Senate 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1451is/xml/BILLS-115s1451is.xml 2017-06-28 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.