,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #idji  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4  
,k5n$y ( ,new ,york 7= himself & ,mr4   
,lawl]7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit c]ta9 op]ations (  
remote control locomotives1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,remote ,control           
,locomotives ,safety ,improvem5t ,act ( 
#bjbf4  #b4 ,limitations on remote      
control locomotives  7a7 ,prohibitions  
,a railroad c>ri] may n--  7#a7 op]ate a
 tra9 outside a y>d )\t a human         
locomotive eng9e] physically locat$     
inside ! cab ( ! lead locomotive :o has 
! ability to take control ( ! op]ation (
 ! tra92 or  7#b7 op]ate a remote       
control locomotive on a ma9 l9e4  7b7   
,requirem5t = op]ation on a ma9 l9e     
7#a7 ,c]tifi$ locomotive eng9e] ,a      
railroad c>ri] may n op]ate a tra9 on a 
ma9 l9e unless su* tra9 has a lead      

locomotive ) a locomotive cab op]at$ by 
a locomotive eng9e] c]tifi$ "u "p #bdj (
 title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1
 :o is physically locat$ inside !       
locomotive cab4  7#b7 ,/atutory         
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is subsection %all 
be con/ru$ to all[ a locomotive eng9e]  
or conductor solely c]tifi$ "u "p #bdj (
 title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1
 z a remote-control op]ator to op]ate a 
tra9 describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a74  7c7     
,waiv] process ,not)/&+ any o!r         
provision ( ,f$]al law or regulation1 ! 
,secret>y may n waive ! requirem5ts (   
?is section =-- 7#a7 a class ,i         
railroad2  7#b7 a class ,,ii railroad2  
or  7#c7 any tra9 op]at+ on track       
classifi$ z class #a or above1 z        
describ$ 9 "p #bac ( title #di1 ,code ( 
,f$]al ,regulations4  7d7 ,applicability
  7#a7 ,rulemak+ requirem5ts ,!         
requirem5ts ( section #eec ( title #e1  
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 %all n apply to ?is
 section4  7#b7 ,effective date ,?is    
section %all take effect on ! date (    

enactm5t ( ?is ,act4  #c4 ,audits &     
inspections ,! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al  
,railroad ,adm9i/ration %all-- 7#a7 n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is ,act--  7,a7 c>ry out an 
audit & inspection ( ea* class ,i       
railroad2 &  7,b7 take any necess>y     
actions to ensure ea* su* class ,i      
railroad is comply+ ) ! requirem5ts (   
?is ,act2 &  7#b7 n lat] ?an #a ye> aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 c>ry out 
uns*$ul$ audits & inspections1 z        
necess>y1 on any rail c>ri] cov]$ by ?is
 ,act t is n a class ,i railroad to     
ensure compliance ) ! requirem5ts ( ?is 
,act4  #d4 ,regulatory au?ority ,except 
z provid$ = 9 section #b7;d71 !         
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all issue  
su* regulations z are necess>y to c>ry  
out ?is ,act1 includ+ any updates or    
con=m+ *anges to "p #bbi4ae ( title #di1
 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations4  #e4 ,f9es
 = violations  7a7 ,p5alty ,subject to  
section #bacjd ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code1 a p]son violat+ ?is ,act  

or a regulation or an ord] issu$ by !   
,secret>y pursuant to ?is ,act is liable
 to ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t = a civil 
p5alty4 ,a sep>ate violation occurs =   
ea* day ! violation cont9ues4  7b7      
,am\nt ,! am\nt ( ! p5alty %all be !    
great] ( #a p]c5t ( ! p]son's annual    
income or annual op]at+ income or       
#a1jjj1jjj4  7c7 ,process ,! requirem5ts
 9 subsections 7a77#c71 7a77#d71 7b71 & 
7c7 ( section #bacja ( title #di1 ,unit$
 ,/ates ,code1 %all apply to any p5alty 
impos$ by ! ,secret>y pursuant to ?is   
section4  #f4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3  
7#a7 ,class ,i1 ,,ii1 & ,,iii railroads2
 railroad c>ri] ,! t]ms class ,i        
railroad1 class ,,ii railroad1 class    
,,iii railroad1 & railroad c>ri] h !    
mean+s giv5 su* t]ms 9 section #bjajb ( 
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,lead locomotive ,! t]m lead locomotive 
means ! fir/ locomotive proce$+ 9 !     
direction ( movem5t4  7#c7 ,locomotive  
cab ,! t]m locomotive cab means !       
comp>tm5t or space on bo>d a locomotive 

:]e ! control /& is locat$ & :i* is     
normally occupi$ by ! eng9e] :5 !       
locomotive is op]at$4  7#d7 ,ma9 l9e ,! 
t]m ma9 l9e means a segm5t or r\te (    
railroad tracks ov] :i* #e1jjj1jjj or m 
gross tons ( railroad traffic is        
transport$ annually4  7#e7 ,remote      
control locomotive ,! t]m remote control
 locomotive-- 7,a7 means a remote       
control locomotive t1 ?r\gh use ( a     
radio l9k1 c be op]at$ by a p]son n     
physically )9 ! locomotive cab2 &  7,b7 
does n include a locomotive or gr\p (   
locomotives remotely controll$ f ! lead 
locomotive ( a tra91 z 9 a di/ribut$ p[]
 arrangem5t4  7#f7 ,remote control      
op]ator ,! t]m remote control op]ator   
means a locomotive eng9e]1 z def9$ 9    
section #bdj4g ( title #di1 ,code (     
,f$]al ,regulations1 c]tifi$ by a       
railroad to op]ate remote control       
locomotives pursuant to section #bdj4ajg
 ( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al            
,regulations4  7#g7 ,tra9 ,! t]m tra9   
means #a or m locomotives c\pl$ ) or )\t

 c>s1 except dur+ swit*+ s]vice4  7#h7  
,y>d ,! t]m y>d means a sy/em ( tracks1 
n includ+ ma9 tracks & sid+s1 us$ =     
classify+ c>s1 mak+-up & inspect+ tra9s1
 or /or+ c>s & equipm5t4