CA AB380

Rail carriers must submit quarterly commodity flow data to the Office of Emergency Services beginning January 31, 2015, detailing the 25 largest hazardous material commodities transported by county and track route.

Rail carriers must prospectively estimate and submit weekly train movements through counties to the office, including volumes of Bakken oil shipments of 1 million gallons or more per train, with updates every 6 months or within 30 days of a 25% change in volume.

Each rail carrier must maintain a response management communications center providing real-time information to emergency response centers about hazardous material or oil cargo spills, including shipping papers and containment assistance information.

Rail carriers must provide the office with summaries of their hazardous materials emergency response plans, which the office then distributes to unified program agencies in potentially affected areas.

Recipients of reports and emergency response plans are prohibited from disclosing the information to unauthorized recipients and must comply with federal transportation regulations regarding access to hazardous materials information.