H.R. 354 — Introduced in House

I 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 354 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 14, 2015 Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. 1. Grade crossing blockage penalty Section 20134 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Grade crossing blockage penalty The Secretary shall assess a civil penalty against a railroad carrier in the amount of $10,000 for each complete hour in which a shift change of such carrier’s train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing. .