Attacks On Mass Transportation Systems
The U.S. Code has a number of regulations concerning railroads. Section 801 added a new section that punishes those who
- wreck, demolish, set fire to, or disables a mass transportation vehicle or ferry,
- uses a biological agent or toxin on a train or mass transportation device, without previously obtaining the permission of the mass transportation provider, to cause injury or death,
- places any biological agent or toxin as a weapon near the facilities of a railroad in order to derail, disable, or wreck the transportation mechanisms,
- does something to impair the running of the transportation system, including removing or damaging a train control system, centralized dispatching system, or rail grade crossing warning signal,
- interferes with, disables, or incapacitates any dispatcher, train driver, captain, or person while they are dispatching, operating, or maintaining a mass transportation vehicle or ferry in order to cause harm or death to passengers,
- does something to cause death or serious bodily injury to an employee or passenger of a mass transportation provider, or
- makes false allegations that an attempt or alleged attempt is being undertaken to perform a prohibited activity on a mass transportation system
If such an offense is committed, then the offender is to be fined and/or imprisoned for not more than twenty years. However, if the activity was undertaken while the mass transportation vehicle or ferry was carrying a passenger at the time of the offense, or the offense resulted in the death of any person, then the punishment is a fine and/or life imprisonment.
Read more about this topic: USA PATRIOT Act, Title VIII
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