HR 2118
100th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Energy policy
Environmental Protection
Federal-local relations
Government paperwork
Local and Municipal Government
Nuclear energy
Public safety
Radiation safety
Radioactive wastes
Railroad safety
Railroads
Transportation and Travel
Transportation of hazardous substances
Urban affairs
Urban transportation
Railroad Safety Act of 1987
Introduced: April 22, 1987
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 27, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Apr 22, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 22, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Railroad Safety Act of 1987 - Amends the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to prohibit radioactive waste from being transported by rail through any high-density metropolitan area.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to allow rail transportation of such waste through such an area when no reasonable alternative route is available.
Requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to require 30 days' notice of the shipment of nuclear waste, and to require that such notice be published in the Federal Register.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1