RAILROAD SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.

SEC. 1526. RAILROAD SECURITY ENHANCEMENTS.(a) Railroad Police Officers.—Section 28101 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—(1) by inserting “(a) In General.—” before “Under”; and(2) by adding at the end the following:“(b) Assignment.—A railroad police officer employed by a railroad carrier and certified or commissioned as a police officer under the laws of a State may be temporarily assigned to assist a second railroad carrier in carrying out law enforcement duties upon the request of the second railroad carrier, at which time the police officer shall be considered to be an employee of the second railroad carrier and shall have authority to enforce the laws of any jurisdiction in which the second railroad carrier owns property to the same extent as provided in subsection (a).”.(b) Model State Legislation.—Not later than November 2, 2007, the Secretary of Transportation shall develop and make available to States model legislation to address the problem of entities that claim to be railroad carriers in order to establish and run a police force when the entities do not in fact provide railroad transportation. In developing the model State legislation the Secretary shall solicit the input of the States, railroads carriers, and railroad carrier employees. The Secretary shall review and, if necessary, revise such model State legislation periodically.