,,ii #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #hdd ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,march #af1 #bjbc,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,fetterman1 and ,mr4 ,brown7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the declaration of a hazardous train event1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,assistance for ,local ,heroes ,during ,train ,crises ,act4 #b4 ,hazardous train events 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #bji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bjijd4 ,hazardous train events 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,administrator ,the term ,administrator means the ,administrator of the ,federal ,railroad ,administration4 7#b7 ,eligible entity ,the term eligible entity means a ,state or local emergency response group1 including a law enforcement agency1 a fire department1 and an emergency response agency1 located in an area affected by a hazardous train event4 7#c7 ,fund ,the term ,fund means the ,hazardous ,train ,event ,emergency ,reimbursement ,fund established under subsection 7c74 7#d7 ,hazardous train event ,the term hazardous train event means an train incident that the ,administrator has declared to be a hazardous train event pursuant to subsection 7b74 7b7 ,declaration 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator1 in consultation with the ,administrator of the ,federal ,emergency ,management ,agency and the ,administrator of the ,environmental ,protection ,agency1 may declare that a hazardous train event has occurred not later than #c days after the occurrence of a train derailment1 train crash1 or other incident involving a train carrying hazardous materials1 hazardous waste1 or other materials that pose a threat to public health1 safety1 and the environment1 as determined by the ,administrator4 7#b7 ,effect of declaration ,upon a declaration pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,administrator shall immediately award at least #bej1jjj from the ,fund to #a or more eligible entities pursuant to subsection 7d74 7#c7 ,additional funding award ,not later than #e days after a declaration pursuant to subsection 7a71 the ,administrator may award additional amounts to the initially awarded entities for further costs or other eligible entities from the ,fund1 not to exceed #c1jjj1jjj per hazardous train event4 ,amounts awarded pursuant to this paragraph shall be allocated based on additional needs1 as determined by the ,administrator4 7c7 ,hazardous ,train ,event ,emergency ,reimbursement ,fund ,there is established within the ,treasury of the ,united ,states a fund1 which-- 7#a7 shall be known as the ,hazardous ,train ,event ,emergency ,reimbursement ,fund2 and 7#b7 shall be administered by the ,administrator4 7d7 ,assistance for eligible entities 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator may use amounts from the ,fund to reimburse eligible entities1 in accordance with subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 for the cost of replacing equipment that is damaged1 contaminated1 or otherwise rendered unusable as a result of the response of the eligible entity to a hazardous train event2 7,b7 for overtime pay for firefighters1 law enforcement officers1 or other emergency responders who work at the scene of a hazardous train event2 7,c7 for operational costs for actions taken to respond to a hazardous train event2 7,d7 for any other purpose related to a hazardous train event1 as determined by the ,administrator2 and 7,e7 to retroactively cover a cost described in any of subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 that is incurred after the date of a hazardous train event or within #cj days of the receipt of amounts under this subsection4 7#b7 ,documentation of costs 7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #abj days after the date on which the ,administrator declares a hazardous train event for which an eligible entity receives assistance under this subsection1 the eligible entity shall submit documentation to the ,administrator for each item for which such assistance is used through procurement or reimbursement4 7,b7 ,reimbursement ,if the ,administrator determines that an eligible entity has used assistance received under this subsection in violation of this subsection1 the eligible entity shall reimburse the ,fund for the amount of such assistance4 ,reimbursements to the ,fund shall be made eligible for future hazardous train events4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis for chapter #bji of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #bjijd4 ,hazardous train events4 4 #c4 ,advance warning requirement ,the ,secretary of ,transportation1 in consultation with the ,administrator of the ,transportation ,security ,administration1 shall issue regulations requiring any railroad that transports hazardous materials by train through any community in the ,united ,states to provide county and local emergency response groups in such community1 including police departments1 fire departments1 and emergency response agencies1 with-- 7#a7 advance warning of such train's load and timing2 and 7#b7 real-time location information on such a train when it enters and exits its service area the applicable service area4 #d4 ,hazardous materials emergency reimbursement fee 7a7 ,in general ,section #eajh7;g7 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 ,hazardous materials emergency reimbursement fee for shippers and carriers of hazardous material 7,a7 ,schedule of fees ,the ,secretary shall prescribe a schedule of annual fees for shippers and carriers of hazardous materials by rail that have total annual collections of not less than #aj1jjj1jjj4 7,b7 ,deposits into trust fund ,fees collected pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 shall be deposited into the ,hazardous ,train ,event ,emergency ,reimbursement ,fund established under section #bjijd4 4 7b7 ,deposits into trust fund ,amounts collected from shippers and carriers pursuant to section #eajh7;g77#d71 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by subsection 7a71 shall be regularly deposited into the ,hazardous ,train ,event ,emergency ,reimbursement ,fund established under section #bjijd of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as added by section #b4