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112TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 572 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain port authorities, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2011 

Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. MOORE, Mr. SCHIFF, Ms. LEE of California, 

Mr. ACKERMAN, Mr. STARK, Mr. FILNER, Mr. WU, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN

of California, Ms. SPEIER, Mrs. MALONEY, Mr. WEINER, Mr. BERMAN, 

Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. SERRANO, Mr. HOLT, Mr. GRIJALVA, Mr. 

MORAN, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, Mr. 

PALLONE, Mr. SIRES, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. KUCINICH, Mrs. 

MCCARTHY of New York, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. BISHOP of New York, Mr. 

CONNOLLY of Virginia, Mr. ELLISON, Ms. SLAUGHTER, Mr. HONDA, Ms. 

HIRONO, Ms. MATSUI, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, 

Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. CAPUANO, Ms. LINDA T. SA ́NCHEZ of California, Ms. 

VELA ́ZQUEZ, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. 

ESHOO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Mr. CRITZ, Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, Mr. 

PAYNE, and Mr. INSLEE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide certain 

port authorities, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Clean Ports Act of 

3 2011’’. 

4 SEC. 2. APPLICABILITY TO PORT FACILITIES. 

5 Section 14501(c) of title 49, United States Code, is 

6 amended— 

7 (1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 

8 (A) by striking ‘‘or’’ after ‘‘cargo,’’; and 

9 (B) by inserting before the semicolon the 

10 following: ‘‘, or the authority of a State, polit11 ical subdivision of a State, or political authority 

12 of 2 or more States to adopt requirements for 

13 motor carriers and commercial motor vehicles 

14 providing services at port facilities that are rea15 sonably related to the reduction of environ16 mental pollution, traffic congestion, the im17 provement of highway safety, or the efficient 

18 utilization of port facilities, if adoption or en19 forcement of such requirements does not con20 flict with any other applicable Federal law or 

21 regulation’’; and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(6) CLARIFICATION FOR PARAGRAPH (2).— 

24 ‘‘(A) DEFINITION OF PORT FACILITIES.— 

25 For purposes of paragraph (2)(A), the term 

26 ‘port facilities’ means all port facilities for 


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1 coastwise, intercoastal, inland waterways, and 

2 Great Lakes shipping and overseas shipping, in3 cluding, wharves, piers, sheds, warehouses, ter4 minals, yards, docks, control towers, container 

5 equipment, maintenance buildings, container 

6 freight stations and port equipment, including 

7 harbor craft, cranes, and straddle carriers. 

8 ‘‘(B) APPLICABILITY OF CLEAN AIR ACT.— 

9 Nothing in paragraph (1) shall limit the rights 

10 reserved to any State or a political subdivision 

11 thereof under the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 

12 7401 et seq.).’’. 

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