A bill to assure additional protection in connection with the transportation of radioactive materials.
Radioactive Materials Transportation Act of 1989 - Provides for the hiring in FY 1990 of 20 additional Department of Transportation safety inspectors in order to promote radioactive materials transportation safety.
Includes among their duties: (1) licensing of drivers and engineer operating practices; (2) track and signal inspection; and (3) low-level nuclear shipment inspection.
Allocates minimum numbers of such inspectors to: (1) the Research and Special Programs Administration; (2) the Federal Railroad Administration; and (3) the Federal Highway Administration.
Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to set minimum civil penalties of violations of such Act.
Authorizes appropriations.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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