With just the Senate in session (and actually in continuous
session since Monday) and the House ‘meeting’ in proforma session yesterday
there were 25 bills introduced. Of those one may be of specific interest to
readers of this blog:
HR 988
To provide for a study by the Transportation Research Board of the National
Academies on the impact of diverting certain freight rail traffic to avoid
urban areas, and for other purposes. Rep.
Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]
It will be interesting to see if this bill is targeted
against crude oil trains, toxic inhalation hazard chemicals or hazardous
chemicals of any sort. Environmental and safety advocates have pushed for all
three types of chemicals to be routed around urban areas. A comprehensive
independent study of the issue would certainly be beneficial.
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