110 HR 1248 IH: Clean Railroads Act of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-02-28 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1248 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 28, 2007 Mr. Pallone introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Clean Railroads Act of 2007.

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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. .