A bill to amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish fire safety requirements for locomotives in order to minimize the danger of fires along railroad rights-of-way.
Railroad Right-of- Way Fire Prevention Act - Makes it the finding of Congress that the sparks emitted from locomotive exhaust stacks constitute a fire hazard.
Directs the Secretary of Transportation to establish railroad safety requirements for controlling locomotive spark emissions to minimize the danger of fires along railroad rights-of-way. Provides for a civil penalty between $100 and $250, as the Secretary deems reasonable.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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