[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 719 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
1st Session
S. 719
To amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude
solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface
Transportation Board.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 28, 2007
Mr. Lautenberg (for himself, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Reed)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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A BILL
To amend section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, to exclude
solid waste disposal from the jurisdiction of the Surface
Transportation Board.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Clean Railroads Act of 2007''.
SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO EXCLUDE SOLID WASTE FACILITIES FROM THE
JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD.
Section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
(1) by striking ``facilities,'' in subsection (b)(2) and
inserting ``facilities (except solid waste management
facilities (as defined in section 1004 of the Solid Waste
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903))),''; and
(2) by striking ``over mass transportation provided by a
local governmental authority.'' in subsection (c)(2) and
inserting ``over--
``(A) mass transportation provided by a local governmental
authority; or
``(B) the processing or sorting of solid waste.''.
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