United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4370 (111th)
Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009
Introduced
16 December 2009
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
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Summary
Safe Transportation of Hazardous Materials Act of 2009 - Requires railroad carriers engaged in the transportation of hazardous materials (hazmats) to submit to the Secretary of Transportation, and update annually, a plan for providing at least 48 hours notification to requesting local emergency responders before transporting hazmats through their jurisdictions. Directs the Secretary to require carriers to demonstrate periodically that the plan's procedures are adequate to give appropriate notice to such responders.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 December 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 December 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/4370
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/4370