[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1248 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1248

  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, 2007

 Mr. Pallone 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 ``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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