Texas Transportation Code
§ 193.002 — HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; REPORTS
TN § 193.002Title 5. RAILROADS · Part Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS · Ch. 193. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section, "hazardous material" means any substance the transportation of which by railroad is included within the coverage of rail car placarding requirements of regulations adopted by the United States Department of Transportation and published in Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations.
(b)A railroad company that transports hazardous materials in or through this state shall file with the department a copy of each hazardous materials incident report that the company files with the United States Department of Transportation under 49 C.F.R. Section 171.16. The copy must be filed not later than the 15th day after the date the incident that forms the basis of the report is discovered.
(c)Not later than April 1 of each year, a railroad company that transports hazardous materials in or through the state shall provide to the department:
(1)a map depicting the location of each railroad main line and branch line that the company owns, leases, or operates in the state;
(2)a map delineating the geographical limits of the company operating divisions or districts and identifying the principal operating officer for the company in each operating division or district;
(3)a primary and secondary telephone number for the company dispatcher responsible for train operations in each operating division or district;
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 24.101, eff. September 1, 2011.