HR 5868 · 113th Congress · Transportation and Public Works

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.

Introduced 2014-12-11· Sponsored by Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5]· House

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Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.(2014-12-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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.…

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