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S.2365: A bill to prohibit the long-term storage of rail cars on certain railroad tracks unless the Surface Transportation Board has approved the rail carrier's rail car storage plan.
About This Bill
- Introduced May 20, 2014
- Latest Major Action May 20, 2014
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
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Bill Summary
Requires a rail carrier to have a storage plan, meeting specified requirements and approved by the Surface Transportation Board, for any of its rail cars that it stores for three or more years, and continues to store, on tracks (except rail yard or storage yard tracks) that pass through a commercial- or residential-zoned area that were designed or previously used for through transportation of trains.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
Date | Description |
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May 20, 2014 |
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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May 20, 2014 |
Introduced in the Senate by Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) |