HOWIE Act

Summary

Helping Oversee and Ward off Infrastructure Emergencies Act or the HOWIE Act This bill requires the Federal Railroad Administration to issue regulations to require a railroad to report a train accident that results in damage if the railroad has a reasonable suspicion that an action carried out by the railroad caused the damage. An accident includes any incident that causes a fire, including a brush fire, alongside a railroad track. Specifically, a railroad must report (1) a train accident resulting in damage (based on a preliminary gross estimate) of $150,000 or more to railroad and nonrailroad property; or (2) a train accident resulting in damage of $25,000 or more to a passenger train, including railroad and nonrailroad property.

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 May 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 25 May 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 25 May 2023

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