,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dfhi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #bj1 #bjad ,mr4 
,kline introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to require a plan approved by  
the ,surface ,transportation ,board for 
the long-term storage of rail cars on   
certain railroad tracks4  #a4 ,storage  
of rail cars  7a7 ,amendment ,chapter   
#aji of title #di1 ,united ,states      
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  
the following new section3  #ajiaa4     
,storage of rail cars  7a7 ,requirement 
of storage plan  7#a7 ,general rule ,a  
rail carrier providing transportation   
subject to the jurisdiction of the      
,board under this part who has stored   
any rail cars1 including rail cars that 
it owns or leases1 on tracks described  
in paragraph 7#b7 for a period of #c    
years or more and continues to store    
such cars on such tracks on the date of 
enactment of this section shall submit  

to the ,board a plan for such storage   
under subsection 7b74  7#b7 ,covered    
tracks ,tracks referred to in paragraph 
7#a7 are tracks passing through an area 
zoned for commercial or residential use 
that were designed or previously used   
for through transportation of trains1   
and do not include rail yard or storage 
yard tracks4  7b7 ,plan  7#a7 ,contents 
,a plan submitted to the ,board under   
subsection 7a77#a7 shall contain--  7,a7
 an explanation of the rail carrier's   
reasons for the storage of rail cars on 
the tracks specified in the plan1       
including an explanation of why no      
suitable alternative site for storage of
 the rail cars exists2  7,b7 a          
description of the tracks on which the  
rail cars are stored or will be stored1 
including the proximity of such tracks  
to a home or school2  7,c7 evidence that
 the rail carrier has worked with the   
relevant local community to develop     
measures described in subparagraphs 7,d7
 and 7,e72  7,d7 a description of       

measures to be undertaken to ensure that
 the rail car storage will not          
jeopardize the public safety for the    
duration of the period to which the plan
 applies2  7,e7 a description of        
measures to be undertaken to mitigate   
any impacts of the long-term storage of 
rail cars on the community through which
 the tracks pass2 and  7,f7 an estimated
 timeline for the final disposition of  
the rail cars to be stored on the       
specified tracks4  7#b7 ,approval ,not  
later than #f months after receiving a  
complete plan under this section1 the   
,board1 after public notice and an      
opportunity for public comment1 shall   
approve or disapprove the plan4 ,the    
,board shall approve the plan unless the
 ,board determines that the storage of  
rail cars covered by the plan           
jeopardizes public safety1 including the
 safety of children4 ,any such          
determination shall be based on         
information provided in the plan1 by the
 local community1 or otherwise through  

public comment4  7c7 ,authority  7#a7   
,general rule ,except as provided in    
paragraph 7#b71 a rail carrier providing
 transportation subject to the          
jurisdiction of the ,board under this   
part may store rail cars as described in
 subsection 7a7 only in accordance with 
a plan for such storage approved by the 
,board under subsection 7b77#b74  7#b7  
,interim authority  7,a7 ,in general    
,except as provided in subparagraph     
7,b71 the ,board shall authorize the    
temporary storage of rail cars as       
described in subsection 7a7 for a period
 before a plan has been approved under  
subsection 7b77#b7 if the ,board        
determines that a plan for such storage 
has been submitted1 or is being prepared
 for submittal in a timely manner1 for  
approval under subsection 7b74  7,b7    
,exception ,the ,board shall not        
authorize temporary storage under this  
paragraph if the ,board finds1 on its   
own initiative or pursuant to           
information provided by the local       

community1 that such storage poses a    
significant safety hazard1 including to 
the safety of children4  7d7            
,enforcement  7#a7 ,petitions ,the      
,board shall establish procedures to    
enable a local governmental entity to   
petition the ,board to enforce this     
section4  7#b7 ,penalties ,each rail car
 with respect to which a violation of   
this section has occurred shall be      
considered a separate violation for     
purposes of section #aaija7;a74  4  7b7 
,table of sections ,the table of        
sections for such chapter is amended by 
adding at the end the following new     
item3  #ajiaa4 ,storage of rail cars4  4