,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ceea  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #bj1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,andrews introduced the following  
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the periodic inspection of certain      
railroad facilities4  #a4 ,short title  
,this ,act may be cited as the ,railway 
,inspection and ,transparency ,act4  #b4
 ,inspection of railroad facilities  7a7
 ,requirement ,the ,federal ,railroad   
,administration shall require each      
railroad carrier to arrange for an      
independent inspection by a professional
 engineer of--  7#a7 all railroad       
bridges owned or leased by that railroad
 carrier at least once every #b years2  
and  7#b7 all railroad signals and      
switches owned or leased by that        
railroad carrier at least once every #f 
months4  7b7 ,documentation ,each       
railroad carrier shall provide to the   
,federal ,railroad ,administration      

documentation of the results of         
inspections carried out under subsection
 7a74 ,the ,federal ,railroad           
,administration shall make such         
documentation available to the public4  
7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,independent inspection ,the term      
independent inspection means an         
inspection conducted by a professional  
engineer that is not employed by the    
railroad carrier or the ,federal        
,railroad ,administration4  7#b7        
,professional engineer ,the term        
professional engineer means an          
individual who--  7,a7 is currently     
registered as a professional engineer or
 structural engineer by a ,state1 the   
,district of ,columbia1 or a territory1 
commonwealth1 or possession of the      
,united ,states2 and  7,b7 has expertise
 in railroad operations4  7#c7 ,railroad
 carrier ,the term railroad carrier has 
the meaning given that term in section  
#bjajb of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code4