[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3024 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3024

 To require the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
  Safety Administration to respond to petitions for regulatory action 
                           within 18 months.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 11, 2019

  Mr. Kennedy 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 require the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials 
  Safety Administration to respond to petitions for regulatory action 
                           within 18 months.

    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 ``Hazardous Materials Safety 
Improvement Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. PETITIONS FOR REGULATORY ACTION.

    (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration shall act on any petition for 
regulatory action, including petitions for reconsideration of a rule 
and petitions from groups with delegated authority, not later than 18 
months after such petition is received by the appropriate agency.
    (b) Effect of Department Action.--Any action taken by the Secretary 
of Transportation or the Administrator of the Pipeline and Hazardous 
Materials Safety Administration, in response to a petition described in 
subsection (a) shall supersede any decision regarding the issue reached 
by a group with delegated authority.
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