Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Railroad Responsibility Act of 2024”.
Railroad Responsibility Act of 2024
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.
Sec. 2 State authority to limit blocking highway-Rail grade crossings
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.”
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.”