[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9248 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9248

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority 
to limit blocking highway-rail grade crossings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2024

 Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide States the authority 
to limit blocking highway-rail grade crossings, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Railroad Responsibility Act of 
2024''.

SEC. 2. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT BLOCKING HIGHWAY-RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS.

    (a) General Jurisdiction of Surface Transportation Board.--Section 
10501(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
the end the following:
    ``(C) State Authority To Limit Blocking Highway-Rail Grade 
Crossings.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does 
not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, 
regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the 
duration that a railroad carrier may block a highway-rail grade 
crossing.''.
    (b) Preemption.--Section 20106(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(3) State Authority To Limit Blocking Highway-Rail Grade 
Crossings.--
            ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or 
        enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement 
        related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may 
        block a highway-rail grade crossing.
            ``(B) State defined.--In this paragraph, the term `State' 
        means a State of the United States and the District of 
        Columbia.''.
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