Railroad point of contact for blocked crossing matters

Section 20152 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking or at the end; (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); and (iii) by inserting the following after subparagraph (C): (D) blocked crossing incident, as defined in section 20172; or; (B) in paragraph (4)— (i) by striking paragraph (1)(C) or (D) and inserting subparagraph (C), (D), or (E) of paragraph (1); and (ii) by striking and at the end; (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and (D) by adding at the end the following: (6) upon receiving a report of a blocked crossing pursuant to paragraph (1)(D), the railroad carrier shall, within 14 days of receipt of the report— (A) verify that the public highway-rail grade crossing, as defined in section 20172, was blocked for a period of at least 10 minutes; and (B) upon positive verification of the report, enter the report into the blocked crossing portal initiated by the Federal Railroad Administration in 2019 and required by section 22404 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (49 U.S.C. 22907 note); and (7) promptly inform the Secretary of any update to the number maintained under paragraph (1).; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (c) Publication of telephone numbers The Secretary shall make any telephone number established under subsection (a) publicly available on the website of the Department of Transportation..