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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to certain reporting requirements in connection with the |
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transportation of hazardous materials by a railroad company. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1(1), Chapter 350 (S.B. 1101), Acts of |
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the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 6419c, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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(1) "Department" ["Commission"] means the Texas |
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Department of Transportation [Railroad Commission of Texas]. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 2(a) and (b), Chapter 350 (S.B. 1101), |
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Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 6419c, |
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A railroad company that transports hazardous materials |
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in or through the state shall file with the department [commission] |
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a copy of each hazardous materials incident report that the company |
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files with the federal Department of Transportation in accordance |
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with 49 C.F.R. 171.16, not later than the 15th day after the date |
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that the incident that forms the basis of the report is discovered. |
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(b) Not later than April 1 of each year, a railroad company |
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that transports hazardous materials in or through the state shall |
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provide to the department [commission]: |
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(1) a map depicting the location of each railroad main |
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line and branch line that the company owns, leases, or operates in |
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the state; |
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(2) a map delineating the geographical limits of the |
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railroad company operating divisions or districts and the principal |
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operating officer for the railroad company in each operating |
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division or district; |
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(3) a primary and secondary telephone number for the |
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railroad company dispatcher responsible for train operations in |
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each operating division or district; |
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(4) a list of each type of hazardous material by hazard |
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class and the quantity of the material transported over each |
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railroad line owned, leased, or operated by the railroad company |
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during the preceding year; and |
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(5) the name and address of the railroad company |
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employee in charge of training persons to handle an incident |
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related to hazardous materials. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3, Chapter 350 (S.B. 1101), Acts of the |
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71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989 (Article 6419c, Vernon's |
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Texas Civil Statutes), is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3. (a) The department [commission] shall compile |
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information submitted to the department [commission] under this Act |
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for distribution to: |
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(1) local emergency management agencies located in |
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jurisdictions containing reported railroad operations; and |
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(2) the metropolitan planning organizations for those |
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jurisdictions. |
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(b) At least once each year the division of emergency |
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management shall distribute the information compiled by the |
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department [commission] to the appropriate officials for inclusion |
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in local emergency management plans. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |