[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 148 (Wednesday, October 29, 1997)]
[House]
[Page H9657]
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  MODIFICATION OF AMENDMENT TO H.R. 1270, NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT OF 
                                  1997

  Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent 
that during consideration of H.R. 1270, pursuant to House Resolution 
283, it may be in order to consider the amendment numbered 1 in House 
Report 105-354 in the modified form that I have placed on the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Camp). The Clerk will report the 
modification.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment No. 1, as modified, offered by Mr. Dan Schaefer 
     of Colorado:
       Page 19, line 2, insert before the period the following: , 
     using routes that minimize, to the maximum practicable extent 
     and consistent with Federal requirements governing 
     transportation of hazardous materials, transportation of 
     spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste through 
     populated areas
       Page 19, beginning in line 3, strike ``In conjunction 
     with'' and insert the following:
       ``(1) In general.--In conjunction with'' and add after line 
     16 on page 19 the following:
       ``(2) Rail routes.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall establish procedures for the selection of preferred 
     rail routes for the transportation of spent nuclear fuel and 
     high-level radioactive waste to the interim storage site and 
     the repository site. Such procedures shall be established in 
     consultation with the designated emergency services planning 
     management official for any State or Indian tribe affected by 
     the rail routes selected.
       Page 20, line 20, insert after ``organizations'' the 
     following: ``, voluntary emergency response organizations,''.
       Page 24, line 16, strike ``regulations promulgated by the 
     Commission'' and insert ``existing Federal regulations''.
       Page 25, beginning on line 1, strike ``The'' and all that 
     follows through ``paragraph (1)'' on line 3 and insert ``If 
     training standards are required to be promulgated under 
     paragraph (1), such standards''.
       Page 25, line 5, strike ``include the following 
     provisions--'' and insert ``provide for--''.
       Page 25, after line 19, insert the following: ``The 
     Secretary of Transportation may specify an appropriate 
     combination of knowledge, skills, and prior training to 
     fulfill the minimum number of hours requirements of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).''.
       Page 43, strike lines 17 and all that follows through line 
     13 on page 44, and insert the following:

     ``SEC. 207. APPLICABILITY.

       ``Nothing in this Act shall affect the applicatino of 
     chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code; part A of 
     subtitle V of title 49, United States Code; part B of 
     subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code; and title 23, 
     United States Code.''.
       Page 81, after line 13, insert the following:

     ``SEC. 510. SEPARABILITY.

       ``If any provision of this Act, or the application of such 
     provision to any person or circumstance, is held to be 
     invalid, the remainder of this Act, or the application of 
     such provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected 
     thereby.''.
       In the table of contents--
       (1) in the item relating to section 207 amend the heading 
     to read as follows: ``Applicability''; and
       (2) add at the end of title V the following:

``Sec. 510. Separability.

       Page 21, line 6, redesignate subparagraph (B) as 
     subparagraph (C) and insert after line 5 the following:
       ``(B) Emergency responder training standards.--The training 
     standards for persons responsible for responding to emergency 
     situations occurring during the removal and transportation of 
     spent nuclear and high level radioactive waste shall, in 
     accordance with existing regulations, ensure their ability to 
     protect nearby persons, property, or the environment from the 
     effects of accidents involving spent nuclear fuel and high-
     level radioactive waste.

  Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado (during the reading). Mr. Chairman, I 
ask unanimous consent that the amendment, as modified, be considered as 
read and printed in the Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Colorado?
  There was no objection.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the modification is 
agreed to.
  There was no objection.

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