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To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing.

H.R. 354 · 114th Congress · Jan 14, 2015 · Lineage

A BILL

Section 1 Grade crossing blockage penalty

Section 20134 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(d) Grade crossing blockage penalty—The Secretary shall assess a civil penalty against a railroad carrier in the amount of $10,000 for each complete hour in which a shift change of such carrier’s train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade crossing.”