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H.R. 3040 (113th): Safe Freight Act

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The text of the bill below is as of Aug 2, 2013 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

Summary of this bill

The Safe Freight Act would mandate that all freight trains be operated by two certified individuals.

Congressman Mike Michaud (D-ME 2) and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree [D-ME1] introduced the bill after Canada enacted similar emergency safety enhancements after a train, which originated from North Dakota, derailed in in a town in the province of Quebec, resulting in 42 deaths and the destruction of 30 buildings.

The bill requires that all trains and light engines that are used to move freight must be operated by a crew of at least two individuals who are certified by the Federal Railroad Administration, one as a locomotive engineer and the other as a conductor.

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113th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 3040

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 2, 2013

(for himself and Ms. Pingree of Maine) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To provide for the minimum size of crews of freight trains, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Safe Freight Act .

2.

Freight train crew size

(a)

Amendment

Subchapter II of chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

20168.

Freight train crew size

Effective 30 days after the date of enactment of the Safe Freight Act , no freight train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight may be operated unless it has a crew consisting of at least 2 individuals, one of whom is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a locomotive engineer pursuant to section 20135, and the other of whom is certified under regulations promulgated by the Federal Railroad Administration as a conductor pursuant to section 20163.

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(b)

Table of sections amendment

The table of sections for chapter 201 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

20168. Freight train crew size.

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