S 2168 · 94th Congress · Industrial pollution
Railroad Locomotive Exhaust Emission Standards Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Senate Committee on Public Works.(1975-07-23)
Plain Language Summary
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Railroad Locomotive Exhaust Emission Standards Act - Directs the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, acting pursuant to the Clean Air Act, to conduct a study of emissions of air pollutants from railroad locomotives and secondary power sources on railroad rolling stock. Directs the Administrator: (1) to publish a report of such study; and (2) to issue proposed emission standards applicable to such locomotives and power sources. Requires the holding of public hearings on the proposed standards and the issuance of final standards following such hearings. Directs the Secretary of Transportation to prescribe regulations to insure compliance with all standards prescribed by the Administrator.…
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