Amends the Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act of 1995 to provide that specified provisions of such Act shall not be construed to exempt a rail carrier from state and local permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4930 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4930
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify that State and local
permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or
transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2006
Mr. Saxton (for himself and Mr. LoBiondo) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to clarify that State and local
permitting requirements relating to the processing, sorting, or
transporting of solid waste apply to rail carriers.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS TO RAIL CARRIERS.
Section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding
at the end the following:
``(d) Nothing in this part shall be construed to exempt a rail
carrier from State or local permitting requirements relating to the
processing, sorting, or transporting of solid waste.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads.
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