,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bcfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #bj1 #bjad
 ,ms4 ,klobuchar introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the long-term 
storage of rail cars on certain railroad
 tracks unless the ,surface             
,transportation ,board has approved the 
rail carrier's rail car storage plan4   
#a4 ,storage of rail cars  7a7          
,amendment ,chapter #aji of title #di1  
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#ajiaa4 ,storage of rail cars  7a7      
,storage plan requirement  7#a7 ,in     
general ,a rail carrier providing       
transportation subject to the           
jurisdiction of the ,board under this   
part shall submit a storage plan to the 
,board in accordance with subsection 7b7
 if the rail carrier-- 7,a7 has stored  
any rail cars1 including rail cars that 

the rail carrier owns or leases1 on     
tracks described in paragraph 7#b7 for a
 period of #c years or more2 and  7,b7  
continues to store such cars on such    
tracks on the date of the enactment of  
this section4  7#b7 ,covered tracks     
,tracks referred to in paragraph        
7#a77;,a7-- 7,a7 pass through an area   
zoned for commercial or residential use2
  7,b7 were designed or previously used 
for through transportation of trains2   
and  7,c7 do not include rail yard or   
storage yard tracks4  7b7 ,plan  7#a7   
,contents ,a storage plan submitted to  
the ,board under subsection 7a77#a7     
shall contain--  7,a7 an explanation of 
the rail carrier's reasons for storing  
rail cars on the tracks specified in the
 plan1 including an explanation of why a
 suitable alternative storage site does 
not exist2  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 subparagraph 7,d72  7,d7 a 
description of measures to be           
undertaken-- 7i7 to ensure that the rail
 car storage will not jeopardize the    
public safety for the duration of the   
period to which the plan applies2 and   
7ii7 to mitigate any impacts of the     
long-term storage of rail cars on the   
community through which the tracks pass2
 and  7,e7 an estimated time line for   
the final disposition of the rail cars  
to be stored on the specified tracks4   
7#b7 ,approval  7,a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #f months after receiving a  
storage plan under this section1 the    
,board1 after public notice and an      
opportunity for public comment1 shall-- 
7i7 approve the plan2 or  7ii7          
disapprove the plan if the ,board       
determines that the storage of rail cars
 covered by the plan jeopardizes public 
safety1 including the safety of         
children4  7,b7 ,basis ,any             

determination under subparagraph 7,a7   
shall be based on information provided  
in the storage plan1 by the local       
community1 or 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 storage plan      
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     
before a storage 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 may not authorize
 temporary storage under this paragraph 

if the ,board determines1 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 the provisions of this
 section4  7#b7 ,penalties ,each rail   
car stored in violation of this section 
shall constitute a separate violation   
for purposes of section #aaija7;a74  4  
7b7 ,table of sections ,the table of    
sections for chapter #aji of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#ajiaa4 ,storage of rail cars4  4