By: Raymond H.B. No. 3387       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the safety standards of certain rail employees;   requiring an occupational permit.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Chapter 199, Transportation Code, is amended by   adding Section 199.004 to read as follows:          Sec. 199.004.  SAFETY STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN RAIL EMPLOYEES.   (a)  In this section, "covered rail employee" means a railroad   employee whose primary reporting point is in the United Mexican   States.          (b)  A railroad may not employ a covered rail employee to   perform a railroad service in this state unless the railroad:                (1)  obtains from the department a permit that   authorizes covered rail employees to perform those services; and                (2)  certifies to the department as part of the   permitting process that each covered rail employee is in compliance   with the safety standards applicable to a railroad employee whose   primary reporting point is in the United States.          (c)  The department shall publish in the Texas Register   notice of an application for a permit to employ covered rail   employees not later than the fifth day after the department   receives the application.  The notice must contain:                (1)  the application; and                (2)  any supporting documentation.          (d)  For each application for a permit under this section,   the department shall:                (1)  hold a public hearing;                (2)  allow public comment for at least 30 days before   making a decision on the permit;                (3)  publish in the Texas Register the department's   decision on the application; and                (4)  notify each standing committee of the legislature   with jurisdiction over railroad safety of the department's decision   on the application.          (e)  In making a decision on an application for a permit   under this section, the department may:                (1)  inspect a railroad's safety training of covered   rail employees; and                (2)  access any rail facility where safety training is   conducted, including a rail facility from which trains are   dispatched to the border with the United Mexican States.          (f)  The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement   this section.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.