http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6973.html?rev=34953 <p>H.R. 6973 would require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Rail Collision Prevention Act - Requires each rail carrier that is a Class I railroad, that has inadequate safety performance, or that provides intercity passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to develop and submit for Secretary of Transportation approval by December 31, 2014,&amp;nbsp;a plan to&amp;nbsp;implement a positive train control system that prevents rail collisions.</p> <p>Requires implementation of&amp;nbsp;such systems by&amp;nbsp;December 31, 2012, in areas that have the highest safety risk due to shared track between commuter and freight rail.</p> <p>Increases penalties for violations of rail safety regulations or orders issued by the Secretary, including violations related to rail accident reporting and hours-of-service.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/19/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 34953@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6973.html?rev=34560 <p>H.R. 6973 would require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Rail Collision Prevention Act - Requires each rail carrier that is a Class I railroad, that has inadequate safety performance, or that provides intercity passenger or commuter rail passenger transportation to develop and submit for Secretary of Transportation approval by December 31, 2014,&amp;nbsp;a plan to&amp;nbsp;implement a positive train control system that prevents rail collisions.</p> <p>Requires implementation of&amp;nbsp;such systems by&amp;nbsp;December 31, 2012, in areas that have the highest safety risk due to shared track between commuter and freight rail.</p> <p>Increases penalties for violations of rail safety regulations or orders issued by the Secretary, including violations related to rail accident reporting and hours-of-service.</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/18/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 34560@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6973.html?rev=31310 <p>H.R. 6973 would require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 31310@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_6973.html?rev=31311 <p>H.R. 6973 would require rail carriers to develop positive rail control system plans for improving railroad safety and to increase the civil penalties for railroad safety violations.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 9/18/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 31311@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6973.html 9/19/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials. 41639@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_6973.html 9/18/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 39982@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 18 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT