,i  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dcig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bh1 #bjaf  
,mr4 ,kind introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,emergency ,management ,agency to       
provide for caches of emergency response
 equipment to be used in the event of an
 accident involving rail tank cars      
transporting hazardous material1 crude  
oil1 or flammable liquids4  #a4 ,short  
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,rail ,safety ,act4  #b4 ,prepositioning
 of emergency response equipment  7a7   
,in general ,not later than #f months   
after the enactment of this ,act1 the   
,administrator of the ,federal          
,emergency ,management ,agency shall    
develop and preposition caches of       
emergency response equipment to         
facilitate the rapid deployment of      
resources needed to reduce damage to    

life1 property1 and the environment in  
the event of an accident involving rail 
tank cars transporting hazardous        
material1 crude oil1 or flammable       
liquids4  7b7 ,contents ,the caches     
described in subsection 7a7 may         
include-- 7#a7 firefighting equipment2  
7#b7 fire suppression agents2 and  7#c7 
any other safety equipment considered   
necessary by the ,administrator to      
respond to railroad accidents involving 
hazardous material1 crude oil1 or       
flammable liquids4  7c7 ,location ,the  
caches described in subsection 7a7 shall
 be-- 7#a7 located along rail routes    
over which a high volume of high-hazard 
trains operate2 and  7#b7 strategically 
prepositioned along such routes in a    
manner that lowers the response time of 
firefighters to-- 7,a7 fight fires      
involving crude oil and other flammable 
liquids2 and  7,b7 prevent such fires   
from spreading4  7d7 ,consultation ,in  
determining the contents of the caches  
under subsection 7b7 and the location of

 the caches under subsection 7c71 the   
,administrator shall consult with the   
,secretary of ,transportation1          
appropriate ,state and local            
governments1 railroad carriers1 and     
local first responders4  7e7 ,fee       
collection ,the ,administrator may      
collect fees from railroad carriers1 as 
appropriate1 to develop and preposition 
the caches under subsection 7a74  7f7   
,authorization of appropriations ,there 
are authorized to be appropriated such  
sums as may be necessary to carry out   
this ,act4