II 110th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 964 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 22, 2007 Mr. Schumer introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require States and Indian tribes to designate specific highway routes for the transportation of hazardous materials and the long-distance transportation of solid waste.

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Designation of hazardous material routes

Section 5112 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1)in subsection (a)— (A)in paragraph (1), by striking . However, the Secretary and inserting or if the vehicle is a 5-axle single-trailer truck that is hauling solid waste for at least 200 miles along the National Highway System. The Secretary; and (B)in paragraph (2)— (i)by striking by subsection (d) of this section and section 5125(c) of this title, each State and Indian tribe may and inserting under subsection (f) and section 5125(c), and in accordance with the standards prescribed under subsection (b), each State and Indian tribe shall; and (ii)in subparagraph (A), by inserting and solid waste after hazardous material; and (2)in subsection (b)(1), by inserting and solid waste after hazardous material each place such term appears.