[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 67 (Wednesday, April 17, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2825]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS

  The following petitions and memorials were laid before the Senate and 
were referred or ordered to lie on the table as indicated:

       POM-102. A resolution adopted by the Senate of the State of 
     Ohio urging the United States Congress to amend the Railway 
     Safety Act of 2023 to require rail shippers to secure all 
     rail cars carrying solid waste to prevent littering and to 
     create a study committee to analyze the benefits of securing 
     rail cars carrying solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

                       Senate Resolution No. 196

       Whereas, On March 1, 2023, U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown and 
     J.D. Vance from Ohio introduced the Railway Safety Act of 
     2023, which creates new safety requirements and procedures 
     for trains carrying hazardous materials; and
       Whereas, The Railway Safety Act does not specifically 
     require rail shippers to secure loads consisting of solid 
     waste; and
       Whereas, Unsecured solid waste emitted from trains causes 
     pollution and other threats to public health and safety in 
     communities throughout Ohio, which is of considerable concern 
     in light of the events that unfolded on February 3, 2023, in 
     East Palestine, Ohio; and
       Whereas, Costs to cleanup solid waste along and in the 
     vicinity of rail lines are borne by local governments and 
     individual property owners in Ohio; and
       Whereas, Solid waste materials that are emitted from trains 
     create great uncertainty among Ohio residents living in the 
     vicinity of rail lines and affects their health, safety, and 
     overall quality of life; now therefore be it
       Resolved, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th 
     General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the United States 
     Congress to amend the Railway Safety Act of 2023 to require 
     rail shippers to secure all rail cars carrying solid waste to 
     ensure that such waste is not deposited on the lands over 
     which trains travel; and be it further
       Resolved, That we, the members of the Senate of the 135th 
     General Assembly of the State of Ohio, urge the United States 
     Congress to create a study committee to analyze the benefits 
     of securing rail cars carrying solid waste; and be it further
       Resolved, That the Clerk of the Senate transmit duly 
     authenticated copies of this resolution to the President Pro 
     Tempore and Secretary of the United States Senate, the 
     Speaker and Clerk of the United States House of 
     Representatives, each member of the Ohio Congressional 
     delegation, and the news media of Ohio.
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       POM-103. A resolution adopted by the Borough Council of the 
     Borough of Metuchen, New Jersey, opposing H.R. 3557, the 
     American Broadband Act of 2023; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation.

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