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Sec. 2 · H.R. 341

State authority to limit blocking grade rail crossings

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(a) General jurisdiction of Surface Transportation Board Section 10501(c)(3) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) State authority To limit blocking grade rail crossings Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing.. (b) Preemption Section 20106(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) State authority To limit blocking grade rail crossings (A) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this title does not preempt a State from the adoption or enactment of any law, regulation, order, or other requirement related to limiting the duration that a railroad carrier may block a grade rail crossing. (B) State defined In this paragraph, the term State means a State of the United States and the District of Columbia..