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.
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Dec 11, 2014)
Directs the Secretary of Transportation (DOT) to make appropriate arrangements with the Transportation Research Board of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, the Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council to study the cost and impact of rerouting freight rail traffic of hazardous material to avoid its transportation through urban areas.
What just happenedDec 12, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseDec 11, 2014
- Dec 12, 2014Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Dec 11, 2014IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation.
- Dec 11, 2014IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Dec 11, 2014IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House