H.R. 5762 · 114th Congress
Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016
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Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 13, 2016
Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish, within the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund, a separate Hazardous Liquids Rail Spill Liability Account to support actions related to preventing and responding to discharges of oil or hazardous substances that result from rail shipments; (2) impose a fee on hazardous flammable liquids transported by rail; and (3) establish a tax credit for qualified tank-car conversion expenses.
In addition, the bill:
- expands liability with respect to discharges of hazardous substances,
- expands Department of Transportation (DOT) training with respect to accidents arising from rail transportation of flammable liquids or gases,
- establishes a High Hazard Rail Shipments Preparedness grant program, and
- establishes a Track Relocation and Railroad Inspection Safety grant program.
The Federal Railroad Administration must implement specified recommendations of the National Transportation Safety Board.
DOT, the Department of Commerce, and the Energy Information Administration shall collect specified data related to high hazard rail transportation.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Hazardous Materials Rail Transportation Safety Improvement Act of 2016
Latest action (Jul 14, 2016): Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 13, 2016
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.