,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ca1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,deluzio 7= himself & ,mr4             
,fitzpatrick7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to au?orize ! decl>ation ( a   
haz>d\s tra9 ev5t1 & = o!r purposes4    
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,assi/ance = ,local ,h]oes ,dur+ ,tra9
 ,crises ,act4  #b4 ,haz>d\s tra9 ev5ts 
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #bji ( title #di1   
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #bjijd4 ,haz>d\s tra9 
ev5ts  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  
7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator   
means ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al         
,railroad ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,eligible
 entity ,! t]m eligible entity means a  
,/ate or local em]g5cy response gr\p1   
includ+ a law en=cem5t ag5cy1 a fire    
dep>tm5t1 & an em]g5cy response ag5cy1  
locat$ 9 an area affect$ by a haz>d\s   
tra9 ev5t4  7#c7 ,fund ,! t]m ,fund     

means ! ,haz>d\s ,tra9 ,ev5t ,em]g5cy   
,reimbursem5t ,fund e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7c74  7#d7 ,haz>d\s tra9 ev5t
 ,! t]m haz>d\s tra9 ev5t means a tra9  
incid5t t ! ,adm9i/rator has decl>$ to  
be a haz>d\s tra9 ev5t pursuant to      
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,decl>ation  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation
 ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,em]g5cy   
,managem5t ,ag5cy & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,environm5tal ,protection ,ag5cy1 may   
decl>e t a haz>d\s tra9 ev5t has occurr$
 n lat] ?an #c days aft] ! occurr5ce ( a
 tra9 d]ailm5t1 tra9 cra%1 or o!r       
incid5t involv+ a tra9 c>ry+ haz>d\s    
mat]ials1 haz>d\s wa/e1 or o!r mat]ials 
t pose a ?reat to public heal?1 safety1 
& ! environm5t1 z det]m9$ by !          
,adm9i/rator4  7#b7 ,effect ( decl>ation
 ,^u a decl>ation pursuant to subsection
 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all imm$iately    
aw>d at lea/ #bej1jjj f ! ,fund to #a or
 m eligible entities pursuant to        
subsection 7d74  7#c7 ,additional fund+ 
aw>d ,n lat] ?an #e days aft] a         

decl>ation pursuant to subsection 7a71 !
 ,adm9i/rator may aw>d additional am\nts
 to ! initially aw>d$ entities = fur!r  
co/s or o!r eligible entities f ! ,fund1
 n to exce$ #c1jjj1jjj p] haz>d\s tra9  
ev5t4 ,am\nts aw>d$ pursuant to ?is     
p>agraph %all be allocat$ bas$ on       
additional ne$s1 z det]m9$ by !         
,adm9i/rator4  7c7 ,haz>d\s ,tra9 ,ev5t 
,em]g5cy ,reimbursem5t ,fund ,!re is    
e/abli%$ )9 ! ,treasury ( ! ,unit$      
,/ates a fund1 :i*-- 7#a7 %all be kn[n z
 ! ,haz>d\s ,tra9 ,ev5t ,em]g5cy        
,reimbursem5t ,fund2 &  7#b7 %all be    
adm9i/]$ by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7d7        
,assi/ance = eligible entities  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,! ,adm9i/rator may use am\nts f !
 ,fund to reimburse eligible entities1 9
 accordance ) subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 = ! 
co/ ( replac+ equipm5t t is damag$1     
contam9at$1 or o!rwise r5d]$ unusable z 
a result ( ! response ( ! eligible      
entity to a haz>d\s tra9 ev5t2  7,b7 =  
ov]time pay = firefight]s1 law en=cem5t 
(fic]s1 or o!r em]g5cy respond]s :o "w  

at ! sc5e ( a haz>d\s tra9 ev5t2  7,c7 =
 op]ational co/s = actions tak5 to      
respond to a haz>d\s tra9 ev5t2  7,d7 = 
any o!r purpose relat$ to a haz>d\s tra9
 ev5t1 z det]m9$ by ! ,adm9i/rator2 &   
7,e7 to retroactively cov] a co/        
describ$ 9 any ( subp>agraphs 7,a7 ?r\gh
 7,d7 t is incurr$ aft] ! date ( a      
haz>d\s tra9 ev5t or )9 #cj days ( !    
receipt ( am\nts "u ?is subsection4     
7#b7 ,docum5tation ( co/s  7,a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #abj days aft] ! date on   
:i* ! ,adm9i/rator decl>es a haz>d\s    
tra9 ev5t = :i* an eligible entity      
receives assi/ance "u ?is subsection1 ! 
eligible entity %all submit docum5tation
 to ! ,adm9i/rator = ea* item = :i* su* 
assi/ance is us$ ?r\gh procurem5t or    
reimbursem5t4  7,b7 ,reimbursem5t ,if ! 
,adm9i/rator det]m9es t an eligible     
entity has us$ assi/ance receiv$ "u ?is 
subsection 9 violation ( ?is subsection1
 ! eligible entity %all reimburse !     
,fund = ! am\nt ( su* assi/ance4        
,reimbursem5ts to ! ,fund %all be made  

eligible = future haz>d\s tra9 ev5ts4  4
  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! analysis =    
*apt] #bji ( title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates   
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bjijd4 ,haz>d\s tra9 ev5ts4  4
  #c4 ,advance w>n+ requirem5t ,!       
,secret>y ( ,transportation1 9          
consultation ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !       
,transportation ,security ,adm9i/ration1
 %all issue regulations requir+ any     
railroad t transports haz>d\s mat]ials  
by tra9 ?r\gh any community 9 ! ,unit$  
,/ates to provide c\nty & local em]g5cy 
response gr\ps 9 su* community1 includ+ 
police dep>tm5ts1 fire dep>tm5ts1 &     
em]g5cy response ag5cies1 )-- 7#a7      
advance w>n+ ( su* tra9's load & tim+2 &
  7#b7 real-"t location in=mation on su*
 a tra9 :5 x ent]s & exits its s]vice   
area ! applicable s]vice area4  #d4     
,haz>d\s mat]ials em]g5cy reimbursem5t  
fee  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,section #eajh7;g7 (  
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$
 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#d7       
,haz>d\s mat]ials em]g5cy reimbursem5t  

fee = %ipp]s & c>ri]s ( haz>d\s mat]ial 
7,a7 ,s*$ule ( fees ,! ,secret>y %all   
prescribe a s*$ule ( annual fees =      
%ipp]s & c>ri]s ( haz>d\s mat]ials by   
rail t h total annual collections ( n   
less ?an #aj1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,deposits   
into tru/ fund ,fees collect$ pursuant  
to subp>agraph 7,a7 %all be deposit$    
into ! ,haz>d\s ,tra9 ,ev5t ,em]g5cy    
,reimbursem5t ,fund e/abli%$ "u section 
#bjijd4  4  7b7 ,deposits into tru/ fund
 ,am\nts collect$ f %ipp]s & c>ri]s     
pursuant to section #eajh7;g77#d71      
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z add$ by          
subsection 7a71 %all be regul>ly        
deposit$ into ! ,haz>d\s ,tra9 ,ev5t    
,em]g5cy ,reimbursem5t ,fund e/abli%$ "u
 section #bjijd ( title #di1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 z add$ by section #b4