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Committee hears bill letting PSC align railroad accident reporting with federal threshold
Summary
Senate Bill 23 would let the Montana Public Service Commission set by rule a dollar threshold for when railroads must report accidents to the commission, allowing the state requirement to track Federal Railroad Administration reporting levels (the 2024 federal threshold cited was $12,000).
Helena — The Senate Energy, Technology and Federal Relations Committee heard Senate Bill 23, a sponsor-supported measure to allow the Montana Public Service Commission to set a reporting threshold by rule for railroad accidents instead of requiring every accident to be reported in statute.
Senator Daniel Zolnikov, sponsor, said current Montana statute requires railroads to report "any accident to the commission regardless of the value of the damage involved in the accident," and noted that the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) sets a monetary reporting threshold…
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