2011 US Code
Title 49 - Transportation
Subtitle II - OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES (§§ 1101 - 1155)
Chapter 11 - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD (§§ 1101 - 1155)
Subchapter III - AUTHORITY (§§ 1131 - 1139)
Section 1139 - Assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents
View MetadataPublication Title | United States Code, 2006 Edition, Supplement 5, Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION |
Category | Bills and Statutes |
Collection | United States Code |
SuDoc Class Number | Y 1.2/5: |
Contained Within | Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION SUBTITLE II - OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES CHAPTER 11 - NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD SUBCHAPTER III - AUTHORITY Sec. 1139 - Assistance to families of passengers involved in rail passenger accidents |
Contains | section 1139 |
Date | 2011 |
Laws in Effect as of Date | January 3, 2012 |
Positive Law | Yes |
Disposition | standard |
Source Credit | Added Pub. L. 110-432, div. A, title V, §501(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4894. |
Statutes at Large References | 122 Stat. 4894, 4899 |
Public Law References | Public Law 110-432 |
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(a)
(1) designate and publicize the name and phone number of a director of family support services who shall be an employee of the Board and shall be responsible for acting as a point of contact within the Federal Government for the families of passengers involved in the accident and a liaison between the rail passenger carrier and the families; and
(2) designate an independent nonprofit organization, with experience in disasters and post trauma 1 communication with families, which shall have primary responsibility for coordinating the emotional care and support of the families of passengers involved in the accident.
(b)
(1) facilitating the recovery and identification of fatally injured passengers involved in an accident described in subsection (a); and
(2) communicating with the families of passengers involved in the accident as to the roles, with respect to the accident and the post-accident activities, of—
(A) the organization designated for an accident under subsection (a)(2);
(B) Government agencies; and
(C) the rail passenger carrier involved.
(c)
(1) To provide mental health and counseling services, in coordination with the disaster response team of the rail passenger carrier involved.
(2) To take such actions as may be necessary to provide an environment in which the families may grieve in private.
(3) To meet with the families who have traveled to the location of the accident, to contact the families unable to travel to such location, and to contact all affected families periodically thereafter until such time as the organization, in consultation with the director of family support services designated for the accident under subsection (a)(1), determines that further assistance is no longer needed.
(4) To arrange a suitable memorial service, in consultation with the families.
(d)
(1)
(A)
(B)
(2)
(e)
(1) are briefed, prior to any public briefing, about the accident and any other findings from the investigation; and
(2) are individually informed of and allowed to attend any public hearings and meetings of the Board about the accident.
(f)
(g)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(h)
(1)
(A) interstate intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102); or
(B) interstate or intrastate high-speed rail (as such term is defined in section 26105) transportation,
regardless of its cause or suspected cause.
(2)
(A) interstate intercity rail passenger transportation (as such term is defined in section 24102); or
(B) interstate or intrastate high-speed rail (as such term is defined in section 26105) transportation,
except that such term does not include a tourist, historic, scenic, or excursion rail carrier.
(3)
(A) an employee of a rail passenger carrier aboard a train;
(B) any other person aboard the train without regard to whether the person paid for the transportation, occupied a seat, or held a reservation for the rail transportation; and
(C) any other person injured or killed in a rail passenger accident, as determined appropriate by the Board.
(i)
(j)
(1)
(2)
(k)
(Added Pub. L. 110–432, div. A, title V, §501(a), Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4894.)
Establishment of Task ForcePub. L. 110–432, div. A, title V, §503, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4899, provided that:
“(a)
“(b)
“(1) a model plan to assist rail passenger carriers in responding to passenger rail accidents;
“(2) recommendations on methods to improve the timeliness of the notification provided by passenger rail carriers to the families of passengers involved in a passenger rail accident;
“(3) recommendations on methods to ensure that the families of passengers involved in a passenger rail accident who are not citizens of the United States receive appropriate assistance; and
“(4) recommendations on methods to ensure that emergency services personnel have as immediate and accurate a count of the number of passengers onboard the train as possible.
“(c)
1 So in original. Probably should be “post-trauma”.
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