[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4821 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 4821

  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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 28, 2006

 Mr. Pallone (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
   Payne, and Mr. Hinchey) introduced the following bill; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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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 ``Solid Waste Environmental Regulation 
Clarification Affecting Railroads Act of 2006''.

SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO EXCLUDE SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL FROM THE 
              JURISDICTION OF THE SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD.

    Section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``except for solid 
        waste management facilities (as defined in section 1004 of the 
        Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903)),'' after 
        ``facilities,''; and
            (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
                    (A) by striking ``over mass'' and inserting the 
                following: ``over--
                    ``(A) mass''; and
                    (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
                the following: ``; or
                    ``(B) the processing or sorting of solid waste.''.
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