[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1607 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1607

  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

                             July 29, 2005

 Mr. Lautenberg (for himself and Mr. Corzine) 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 ``Solid Waste Environmental Regulation 
Clarification Affecting Railroads Act of 2005''.

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

    Section 10501 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``except 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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