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Oil and Flammable Material Rail Transportation Safety Act

H.R. 851 · 116th Congress · Jan 29, 2019 · Lineage

A BILL

To reinstate requirements pertaining to electronically controlled pneumatic brake systems on high-hazard flammable unit trains, and for other purposes.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Oil and Flammable Material Rail Transportation Safety Act”.

2. Reinstatement of requirements

On and after the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act—
(1)
the final rule of the Department of Transportation dated September 25, 2018, and titled “Hazardous Materials: Removal of Electronically Controlled Pneumatic Brake System Requirements for High Hazard Flammable Unit Trains” (83 Fed. Reg. 48393) shall have no force and effect; and
(2)
each regulation removed or otherwise amended by such final rule shall be restored and revived as if such final rule had not been issued.