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49 U.S.C. § 20901 — Reports
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**(a) General Requirements.—** Not later than 30 days after the end of each month, a railroad carrier shall file a report with the Secretary of Transportation on all accidents and incidents resulting in injury or death to an individual or damage to equipment or a roadbed arising from the carrier’s operations during the month. The report shall be under oath and shall state the nature, cause, and circumstances of each reported accident or incident. If a railroad carrier assigns human error as a cause, the report shall include, at the option of each employee whose error is alleged, a statement by the employee explaining any factors the employee alleges contributed to the accident or incident.
**(b) Monetary Threshold for Reporting.—**
(1) In establishing or changing a monetary threshold for the reporting of a railroad accident or incident, the Secretary shall base damage cost calculations only on publicly available information obtained from—
(A) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
(B) another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government if the information has been collected through objective, statistically sound survey methods or has been previously subject to a public notice and comment process in a proceeding of a Government department, agency, or instrumentality.
(2) If information is not available as provided in paragraph (1)(A) or (B) of this subsection, the Secretary may use any other source to obtain the information. However, use of the information shall be subject to public notice and an opportunity for written comment.
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**(a) General Requirements.—** Not later than 30 days after the end of each month, a railroad carrier shall file a report with the Secretary of Transportation on all accidents and incidents resulting in injury or death to an individual or damage to equipment or a roadbed arising from the carrier’s operations during the month. The report shall be under oath and shall state the nature, cause, and circumstances of each reported accident or incident. If a railroad carrier assigns human error as a cause, the report shall include, at the option of each employee whose error is alleged, a statement by the employee explaining any factors the employee alleges contributed to the accident or incident.
**(b) Monetary Threshold for Reporting.—**
(1) In establishing or changing a monetary threshold for the reporting of a railroad accident or incident, the Secretary shall base damage cost calculations only on publicly available information obtained from—
(A) the Bureau of Labor Statistics; or
(B) another department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government if the information has been collected through objective, statistically sound survey methods or has been previously subject to a public notice and comment process in a proceeding of a Government department, agency, or instrumentality.
(2) If information is not available as provided in paragraph (1)(A) or (B) of this subsection, the Secretary may use any other source to obtain the information. However, use of the information shall be subject to public notice and an opportunity for written comment.
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In this part—
(1) “Class I railroad”, “Class II railroad”, and “Class III railroad” mean railroad carriers that have annual carrier operating revenues that meet the threshold amount for Class I carriers, Class II carriers, and Class III carriers, respectively, as determined by the Surface Transportation Board under section 1201.1–1 of title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(2) “railroad”—
(A) means any form of nonhighway ground transportation that runs on rails or electromagnetic guideways, including—
(i) commuter or other short-haul railroad passenger service in a metropolitan or suburban area and commuter railroad service that was operated by the Consolidated Rail Corporation on January 1, 1979; and
(ii) high speed ground transportation systems that connect metropolitan areas, without regard to whether those systems use new technologies not associated with traditional railroads; but
(B) does not include rapid transit operations in an urban area that are not connected to the general railroad system of transportation.
(3) “railroad carrier” means a person providing railroad transportation, except that, upon petition by a group of commonly controlled railroad carriers that the Secretary determines is operating within the United States as a single, integrated rail system, the Secretary may by order treat the group of railroad carriers as a single railroad carrier for purposes of one or more provisions of part A, subtitle V of this title and implementing regulations and order, subject to any appropriate conditions that the Secretary may impose.
(4) “safety-related railroad employee” means—
(A) a railroad employee who is subject to chapter 211;
(B) another operating railroad employee who is not subject to chapter 211;
(C) an employee who maintai
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### Statutory Notes
Section 22, acts Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 1, 36 Stat. 913; June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 1, 43 Stat. 659; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(1), 102 Stat. 632, defined “railroad” as used in sections 22 to 29 and 31 to 34 of this title. See [section 20102 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20102&num=0&edition=prelim), Transportation.
Section 23, acts Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 2, 36 Stat. 913; Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 169, § 1, 38 Stat. 1192; June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 2, 43 Stat. 659; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(2), 102 Stat. 632, made it unlawful for railroads to use locomotives and appurtenances unless they were safe and inspected in accordance with provisions of sections 22 to 29 and 31 to 34 of this title and tested as prescribed by rules and regulations. See [section 20701 of Title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20701&num=0&edition=prelim).
Section 24, acts Feb. 17, 1911, ch. 103, § 3, 36 Stat. 914; Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 124, § 1, 54 Stat. 148; May 27, 1947, ch. 85, § 1, 61 Stat. 120; Oct. 28, 1949, ch. 782, title XI, § 1106(a), 63 Stat. 972; June 22, 1988, Pub. L. 100–342, § 14(3), 102 Stat. 633, provided for appointment and salaries of a director of locomotive inspection and two assistant directors of locomotive inspection, and was previously omitted pursuant to Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1965, eff. July 27, 1965, 30 F.R. 9351, 79 Stat. 1320, formerly set out in the Appendix to Title 5, Government Organization and Employees, which abolished the offices of director of locomotive inspection, assistant directors of locomotive inspection, and district inspectors of locomotives. Acts June 26, 1918, ch. 105, 40 Stat. 616; June 7, 1924, ch. 355, § 6, 43 Stat
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No part of an accident or incident report filed by a railroad carrier under [section 20901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20901&num=0&edition=prelim) or made by the Secretary of Transportation under [section 20902 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20902&num=0&edition=prelim) may be used in a civil action for damages resulting from a matter mentioned in the report.
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**(a) Records and Reports Under Chapter 201.—** A person shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both, if the person knowingly and willfully—
(1) makes a false entry in a record or report required to be made or preserved under chapter 201 of this title;
(2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means falsifies such a record or report;
(3) does not enter required specified facts and transactions in such a record or report;
(4) makes or preserves such a record or report in violation of a regulation prescribed or order issued under chapter 201 of this title; or
(5) files a false record or report with the Secretary of Transportation.
**(b) Accident and Incident Reports.—** A railroad carrier not filing a report in violation of [section 20901 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section20901&num=0&edition=prelim) shall be fined not more than $2,500. A separate violation occurs for each day the violation continues.
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**(a) State-Supported Route Committee.—**
(1) **Establishment.—** — There is established the State-Supported Route Committee (referred to in this section as the “Committee”) to promote mutual cooperation and planning pertaining to the current and future rail operations of Amtrak and related activities of trains operated by Amtrak on State-supported routes and to further implement section 209 of the Passenger Rail Investment and Improvement Act of 2008 ([49 U.S.C. 24101](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section24101&num=0&edition=prelim) note).
(2) **Membership.—**
(A) *In general.—* — The Committee shall consist of—
(i) members representing Amtrak;
(ii) members representing the Department of Transportation, including the Federal Railroad Administration; and
(iii) members representing States.
(B) *Non-voting members.—* — The Committee may invite and accept other non-voting members to participate in Committee activities, as appropriate.
(3) **Decisionmaking.—** — The Committee shall establish a bloc voting system under which, at a minimum—
(A) there are 3 separate voting blocs to represent the Committee’s voting members, including—
(i) 1 voting bloc to represent the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(i);
(ii) 1 voting bloc to represent the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii); and
(iii) 1 voting bloc to represent the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii);
(B) each voting bloc has 1 vote;
(C) the vote of the voting bloc representing the members described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) requires the support of at least two-thirds of that voting bloc’s members; and
(D) the Committee makes decisions by unanimous consent of the 3 voting blocs.
(4) **Ability to conduct certain business
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TITLE 49—TRANSPORTATION
§ 20901
or locomotive or tender part or appurtenance re-
sults in an accident or incident causing serious
personal injury or death, the railroad carrier
owning or operating the locomotive or tender—
(1) immediately shall file with the Secretary
of Transportation a written statement of the
fact of the accident or incident; and
(2) when the locomotive is disabled to the
extent it cannot be operated under its own
power, shall preserve intact all parts affected
by the accident or incident, if possible without
interfering with traffic, until an investigation
of the accident or incident is completed.
(b) INVESTIGATIONS.—The Secretary shall—
(1) investigate each accident and incident re-
ported under subsection (a) of this section;
(2) inspect each part affected by the accident
or incident; and
(3) make a complete and detailed report on
the cause of the accident or incident.
(c) PUBLICATION AND USE OF INVESTIGATION RE-
PORTS.—When the Secretary considers publica-
tion to be in the public interest, the Secretary
may publish a report of an investigation made
under this section, stating the cause of the acci-
dent or incident and making appropriate rec-
ommendations. No part of a report may be ad-
mitted into evidence or used in a civil action for
damages resulting from a matter mentioned in
the report.
(Pub. L. 103–272, § 1(e), July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 886.)
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20703(a) ......
45:30 (1st sentence
related to 45:32).
Mar. 4, 1915, ch. 169, § 2 (1st
sentence related to § 8 of
Act of Feb. 17, 1911), 38
Stat. 1192; Apr. 22, 1940,
ch. 124, § 2, 54 Stat. 148;
Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1965,
eff. July 27, 1965, 79 Stat.
1320.
45:32 (1st, 3d
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