110 HR 2422 IH: To require railroad carriers to prepare and maintain a U.S. House of Representatives 2007-05-22 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.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2422 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 22, 2007 Mr. Gonzalez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require railroad carriers to prepare and maintain a plan for notifying local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions.

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Notification requirement

A railroad carrier shall transmit to the Secretary of Transportation, and annually update, a plan for providing notification to local emergency responders before transporting hazardous materials through their jurisdictions.

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Demonstration

The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a requirement that railroad carriers periodically demonstrate to the Secretary that the procedures set forth in the plan transmitted under section 1 are adequate to provide appropriate notice to local emergency responders.