This bill would require the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) to put baby changing tables in bathrooms on certain passenger rail trains. The law defines a "baby changing table" as a raised, freestanding surface that can hold a child up to 30 pounds, including pull-out or fold-down surfaces. It defines an "ADA-compliant restroom" by reference to section 242(a) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. A "covered passenger rail train" is one that Amtrak owns and operates and that was solicited for purchase after the bill becomes law; trains Amtrak operates but does not own are excluded. For each covered train, the bill requires at least one baby changing table in a restroom in each car, and it requires clear signage marking the presence of the table.
If you ride Amtrak, trains that Amtrak owns and that are bought after this law would have at least one restroom in each car with a baby changing table. Those restrooms must be clearly signed so passengers can find the table. The table is meant to hold children up to 30 pounds. This requirement does not apply to trains Amtrak operates but does not own. No publicly available information on timing for installation or whether older trains must be retrofitted.
No publicly available information on costs, funding sources, or who will pay for installation or maintenance is included in the bill text.
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