Advance warning requirement

The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall issue regulations requiring any railroad that transports hazardous materials by train through any community in the United States to provide county and local emergency response groups in such community, including police departments, fire departments, and emergency response agencies, with— (1) advance warning of such train’s load and timing; and (2) real-time location information on such a train when it enters and exits its service area the applicable service area.