HR 3772
101th Congress
House
Transportation and Public Works
Communicable diseases
Environmental Protection
Railroad passenger traffic
Railroad rates
Railroads
Refuse and refuse disposal
Sewage disposal
User charges
To prohibit Amtrak from disposing wastes from trains, and for other purposes.
Introduced: November 20, 1989
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 11, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Nov 20, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 20, 1989
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Amends the Rail Passenger Service Act to repeal an exemption from specified communicable disease control requirements of the Public Health Service Act for waste disposal from railroads operating in intercity rail passenger service.
Prohibits the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from discharging waste from its trains except at servicing areas approved by the Commissioner of Food and Drugs. Requires Amtrak to impose a service charge on its passengers to cover costs incurred by it in complying with this Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Hazardous Materials.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1