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49 U.S.C. § 20505 — Reports of malfunctions and accidents
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In the way and to the extent required by the Secretary of Transportation, a railroad carrier shall report to the Secretary a failure of a signal system to function as intended. If the failure results in an accident or incident causing injury to an individual or property that is required to be reported under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the carrier owning or maintaining the signal system shall report to the Secretary immediately in writing the fact of the accident or incident.
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In the way and to the extent required by the Secretary of Transportation, a railroad carrier shall report to the Secretary a failure of a signal system to function as intended. If the failure results in an accident or incident causing injury to an individual or property that is required to be reported under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the carrier owning or maintaining the signal system shall report to the Secretary immediately in writing the fact of the accident or incident.
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**(a) General Authority.—** The Secretary of Transportation, or an impartial investigator authorized by the Secretary, may investigate—
(1) an accident or incident resulting in serious injury to an individual or to railroad property, occurring on the railroad line of a railroad carrier; and
(2) an accident or incident reported under [section 20505 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20505&num=0&edition=prelim).
**(b) Other Duties and Powers.—** In carrying out an investigation, the Secretary or authorized investigator may subpoena witnesses, require the production of records, exhibits, and other evidence, administer oaths, and take testimony. If the accident or incident is investigated by a commission of the State in which it occurred, the Secretary, if convenient, shall carry out the investigation at the same time as, and in coordination with, the commission’s investigation. The railroad carrier on whose railroad line the accident or incident occurred shall provide reasonable facilities to the Secretary for the investigation.
**(c) Reports.—** When in the public interest, the Secretary shall make a report of the investigation, stating the cause of the accident or incident and making recommendations the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary shall publish the report in a way the Secretary considers appropriate.
**(d) Gathering Information and Technical Expertise.—**
(1) **In general.—** — The Secretary shall create a standard process for investigators to use during accident and incident investigations conducted under this section for determining when it is appropriate and the appropriate method for—
(A) gathering information about an accident or incident under investigation from railroad carriers, c
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 20505
(1) when the carrier files with the Secretary
a request for the amendment or change and
the Secretary approves the request; or
(2) on the Secretary’s own initiative for good
cause shown.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 884.)
HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
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Source (U.S. Code)
Source (Statutes at Large)
20503 ..........
49 App.:26(c).
Feb. 4, 1887, ch. 104, 24 Stat.
379, § 25(c); added Feb. 28,
1920, ch. 91, § 441, 41 Stat.
498; restated Aug. 26, 1937,
ch. 818, 50 Stat. 836; Sept.
18, 1940, ch. 722, § 14(b), 54
Stat. 919; June 22, 1988,
Pub. L. 100–342, § 17(3), (8),
102 Stat. 635, 636.
49 App.:1655(e)(6)(A).
Oct. 15, 1966, Pub. L. 89–670,
§ 6(e)(6)(A), 80 Stat. 939.
In this section, before clause (1), the text of 49
App.:26(c) (words before 2d proviso) is omitted as exe-
cuted. The words ‘‘The Secretary of Transportation
may amend . . . change’’ are substituted for ‘‘and ap-
proved by the Secretary of Transportation’’ and ‘‘the
Secretary may . . . revise, amend, or modify’’ for clar-
ity and to eliminate unnecessary words. The words
‘‘regulation or . . . a requirement applicable to a rail-
road carrier for installing, maintaining, inspecting, or
repairing a signal system under this chapter’’ are sub-
stituted for ‘‘rules, standards, and instructions herein
provided for’’ and ‘‘rules, standards, and instructions
prescribed by him under this subsection’’ for clarity,
for consistency in the revised title, and because of the
restatement. Clause (1) is substituted for ‘‘such rail-
road may from time to time change . . . but such
change shall not take effect and the new rules, stand-
ards, and instructions be enforced until they shall have
been filed with’’ for clarity and
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