[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1679 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1679

To ensure the safe transportation of Bakken crude oil by rail, and for 
                            other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 26, 2015

Mr. Garamendi introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
To ensure the safe transportation of Bakken crude oil by rail, and for 
                            other purposes.

    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 ``Bakken Crude Stabilization Act of 
2015''.

SEC. 2. BAKKEN CRUDE OIL.

    (a) In General.--Bakken crude oil may only be transported by rail 
if the oil has a Reid vapor pressure of not more than 9.5 pounds per 
square inch, the maximum volatility set by the New York Mercantile 
Exchange for crude oil futures contracts.
    (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply to the transportation 
of Bakken crude oil occurring on and after the date that is 90 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) Actions by the Secretary.--The Secretary of Transportation is 
authorized to take such action as is necessary to implement this 
section.
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